Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Hebrew MS 24
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- Hebrew MS 24
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- Hebrew
- Title
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- Amidat musaf le-Rosh ha-Shanah (עמידת מוסף לראש השנה | Amidah prayer for the additional service of New Year)
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- William Henry Black (1808-1872)
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- Former owner
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- Black, William Henry, 1808-1872
- W.H. Black
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- Enriqueta Augustina Rylands (1843-1908)
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- Former owner
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- Enriqueta Rylands
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- James Ludovic Lindsay (comte de Crawford, 1847-1913)
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- Former owner
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- James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford of Haigh Hall
- Crawford, James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl of, 1847-1913
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- Lindsay, James Ludovic, Earl (1847-1913)
- James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford
- Lindsay, James Ludovic (1847-1913)
- James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
- James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), 26th Earl of Crawford
- Lindsay, James Ludovic, 1847-1913
- James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, 1847-1913
- James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford 1847-1913
- James Ludovic Lindsay, 1847-1913, 26th Earl of Crawford
- James Ludovic Lindsay 1847-1913, 26th Earl of Crawford
- Lindsay, James Ludovic, 1847-1913, 26th Earl of Crawford
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- Description
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- Extent:
16 ff. Leaf height: 301 mm, width: 302 mm. Written height: 207 mm, width: 214 mm.
Binding:
Brown packing paper used as binding. Reinforcing modern paper strip in the middle of the quire.
Acquisition:
Acquired by Enriqueta Rylands in 1901 from James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford of Haigh Hall and later bequeathed to the The John Rylands Library.
Layout:
Long line with written 13 lines. Pencil ruling.
Collation:
One quire of 8 bifolia. Diagonal catchword at the bottom inner corner of side b of each folio.
Script:
"Chinese" square script
Data Source(s):
Description based on Alexander Samely's unpublished draft catalogue, revised and expanded by Stefania Silvestri and Renate Smithuis.
Subject(s):
Prayer Judaism; Judaism Liturgy Texts
Abstract:
Entitled Qorban Musaf [קורבן מוסף], this Amidah prayer for the additional service (musaf) of New Year (Rosh ha-Shanah) originates from the Jewish community of Kaifeng in Henan, China. The manuscript has distinctive features such as the use of paper formed by multiple layers resembling rice paper and the square format and “Chinese” features of the script. A note on the front cover states that the manuscript is one of those which the Kaifeng Jews brought to Shanghai in 1851. This occurred following attempts by Christian missionaries to make contact with their community.
Foliation:
Modern pencil foliation in Arabic numerals at the top outer corner of side a of each folio. Hebrew foliation at the top inner corner of side b of each folio from 1 [א] to 8 [ח].
Format:
Codex
Material:
Paper, possibly mulberry based, made up of five layers per bifolio.
Provenance:
Front cover: Handwritten note reading: "ף〚ר〛קרבן מוס / This Liturgical MS. of the Honan Jews / delivered by them to the Reverend Solomon / Carpenter, at Shanghai, in 1851, was / by him deposited among the Hebrew MSS. / at Mill Yard, 15 Third 1859. / W.H. Black".
Back cover: Handwritten labels reading "Heb [...]" and "2599/2".
Back paste-down: Bookplate reading "Endure Fort. / Bibliotheca Lindesiana", with shelfmark "5 / F".
Condition:
The manuscript has been folded along the middle vertical axis.
Additions:
Folio 13a: Handwritten note in pencil reading "Ps. cxxii".
Note(s):
Tiberian vocalisation. Some marginal signs appear in the manuscript in the margins, indicating specific sections of the text (see folios 2b, 4b, 11b).
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