Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Gaster Hebrew MS 118
- Source
- Manchester Digital Collections
- Library
- The John Rylands Library
- Shelfmark
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- Gaster Hebrew MS 118
- Biblissima authority file
- Language
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- Yiddish
- Hebrew
- German
- Title
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- Remedies and prescriptions
- Eight rules regarding the handling of the Sefer Torah in the synagogue
- Documentary text
- Agent
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- Preferred form
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- Moses Gaster (1856-1939)
- Role
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- Former owner
- Original form
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- Moses Gaster
- Gaster, Moses 1856-1939
- Biblissima portal
- Biblissima authority file
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- Description
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- Extent:
58 ff. (i+58+i) Leaf height: 189 mm, width: 161 mm.
Binding:
Modern black leather binding.
Acquisition:
Acquired by The John Rylands Library from the heirs of Moses Gaster in 1954.
Layout:
Layout throughout the codex is irregular and leading close to the edges. Numbering of paragraphs is given in Hebrew.
Collation:
Presence of catchword on folio 1b.
Script:
Ashkenazi semi-cursive script, several hands.
Data Source(s):
Description based on Alexander Samely's unpublished draft catalogue, revised and expanded by Stefania Silvestri and Renate Smithuis.
Subject(s):
Medicine--Early works to 1800
Abstract:
Medical and magico-medical remedies and prescriptions up to folio 55a. Between folios 1a and 53a there are approximately 440 texts, numbered in Hebrew 68-508 (סח-תקח) by another hand. Quite a few remedies written either solely or mostly in German with Latin characters, possibly some Latin phrases such as for materia medica. Folio 51a contains rules for the handling of the Sefer Torah. Folios 55b-56a contain a documentary text in Yiddish, which appears to be a list.
Foliation:
Modern pencil foliation in Arabic numerals at the top outer corner of side a of each folio (1a-56a). The 26th folio (unnumbered i) lacks foliation. The fortieth folio 38A. Hebrew foliation at the top outer corner of side a of each folio: 70-89 (פ-צט) on folios 1-18; missing 72 (פב). On folios 19-29 alphabetical foliation: b-f (19a-23a), missing on folio 24a, g-i (25a-26a), missing on folio 27a, l-ll (28a-29a). Somewhat inconsistent Hebrew numbering of paragraphs. Missing: two folios between 1 and 2 (cf. the Hebrew foliation and paragraphs). Blank pages: 38b, 41b-42a, 52a.
Format:
Codex
Material:
Paper with laid lines parallel to spine, and single chain lines 22,5 mm apart horizontally. Presence of different watermarks: person blowing post horn riding on horse on folios 25-27; two columns on folio 33; two trees growing together at top to form an inverted U shape on folios 33-34, 38a, 41, 45-47, 49-50, 54.
Provenance:
Handwritten label on spine reading in Hebrew: "רפואות / עיברי / טייטש / 118".
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- Rights
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