[Medical and magical compilation]

Contributor:

Abraham ben Meshullam, of Sant'Angelo (scribe)

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1533

Description:

Collection of medical recipes, folk remedies, charms, and spells, including a Hebrew translation of John of Parma's medical treatise, Practicella. Diagrams and notes added by later hands at the beginning of the manuscript (f. 1v-3v).

Language:

Hebrew; Italian

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Italian philologist, poet, and biblical exegete Samuel David Luzzatto.; Acquired by the Polish scholar and bibliophile S. J. Halberstam from the estate of Samuel David Luzzatto, ms. 19 (Halberstam number on Montefiore label on spine and inside upper cover).; Sold as part of Halberstam's library to Judith Montefiore College (Ramsgate, England), after 1887, ms. 358 (label inside upper cover, Montefiore MS. 358; library stamps, f. 3r, 114v).; Placed on deposit at Jews' College (London) as part of the Montefiore Endowment, 1899.; Sold at auction at Sotheby's (New York) as part of a collection of manuscripts from the Montefiore Endowment, 27 Oct. 2004, lot 430, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.; Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2015.; Luzzatto, Samuel David, 1800-1865, former owner.; Halberstam, S. J. (Solomon Joachim), 1832-1900, former owner.; Judith Montefiore College (Ramsgate, England), former owner.

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs470.html; Video orientation: https://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/100000476

Subject:

Medicine -- Early works to 1800; Medicine; Jewish magic -- Early works to 1800; Jewish magic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); compilation manuscripts; diagrams; tables (documents); treatises; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

114 leaves : paper; 227 x 165 (162 x 85) mm bound to 235 x 170 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, 114; 1³ 2-9¹² 10³; catchwords on last versos of gatherings 2, 4, and 7 (f. 15v, 39v, 75v); foliation in Hebrew numerals in ink, 1-107 (beginning on f. 4), upper left recto; [1-114], modern foliation in pencil, upper left recto. References in this record are to modern foliation.; Layout: Written in 26-28 long lines.; Script: Written in Italian cursive Hebrew script, in the hand of Abraham ben Meshullam of Sant'Angelo.; Decoration: Small diagrams and/or tables (f. 1v, 2v, 63r, 89r, 102v, 105v).; Binding: Contemporary (16th-century) morocco, gilt- and blind-tooled strapwork.; Origin: Written in Siena (f. 10r, 18v) in 1533 (f. 10r, 18v, 90r).; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; Hebrew, with occasional notes in Italian (f. 22r, 24v, 26v, 27v, 82v, 83v).; Related Work: John, of Parma, 13th century. Practicella.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, LJS 470

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)