A work in 2 volumes: the first is on the building of the Tabernacle in the desert; the second is on the Temple in Jerusalem and its holy vessels. The first volume has some marginal notes; the second volume has abundant marginal notes.
Language:
Hebrew
Provenance:
Sold at auction at Kestenbaum & Company (New York), 25 June 2015, lot 1.
Relation:
The Rare Judaica Acquisitions Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1229058
2 volumes (27, 53 leaves) : paper; Volume 1, 270 x 185 (205 x 95) mm bound to 280 x 195 mm; Volume 2, 270 x 180 (205 x 95) mm bound to 285 x 200 mm
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Collation: Volume 1: Paper, i (modern paper) + 27 + i (modern paper), 1²⁴(+3); Volume 2: Paper, i (modern paper) + 53 + i (modern paper), 1²⁰ 2³⁰(+3).; Layout: Written in 23-27 long lines; leaves folded vertically into quarters to define the outer and inner margins.; Script: Written in Italian cursive Hebrew script (Kestenbaum).; Decoration: Volume 1: 6 small diagrams in the margins and text (f. 8r, 8v, 17r, 19v, 23v, 26r), large drawing of candelabra (f. 26v); Volume 2: approximately 30 small drawings and diagrams throughout in the margins and text.; Binding: Contemporary (17th-century) calf.; Origin: Written in Mantua, probably between 1612 (date of another work referenced in the text) and 1620 (end date of activity of the author).; Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rare Judaica Acquisitions Fund.; Hebrew.
Physical Location:
Library at the Katz Center, Rare Book Manuscripts, CAJS Rar Ms 460
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