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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K37
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 1668
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The practice of decorating marriage contracts was revived in early seventeenth-century Amsterdam under
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 278
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    12th century
    Language
    Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic
    • This rare Judeo-Arabic fragment is from the Kitab al-Hidaya ila Faraiḍ al-Qulub (Guide to the Duties
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K70
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1765
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This marriage contract between Abraham [Abramo], son of the late Jonathan Judah Finzi, and his bride
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. heb. 12
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    13th century, 14th century, end of the 13th - beginning of the 14th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This manuscript contains an anonymous Hebrew paraphrase of the first five books of Averroes' (Abu al
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B345
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, 1355
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Over the more than 650 years that have passed since this manuscript of the Mishneh Torah was created,
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S17
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, around 1675
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The decoration of the scroll begins with a triumphal arch reminiscent of Roman Triumphal arches constructed
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B49
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    16th century, 15th century, [ca. 1500]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The Roman rite, generally known as Nussah Roma, is the oldest order of prayer outside the ancient lands
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    London. British Library, Egerton MS 3775
    Collection
    The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
    Library
    London. British Library
    Language
    lat, heb
    • This 12th-century manuscript contains De Consensu Evangelistarum (The Harmony of the Gospels) by St Augustine
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    Genève. La Bibliothèque juive « Gérard Nordmann », HEB 0002
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. La Bibliothèque juive « Gérard Nordmann »
    Date
    18th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • In all the world, only six manuscript exemplars and an old print of this work (1743) still exist.
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Reggio 61
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1476–1500
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Contents: Jedaiah ben Abraham Bedersi, Beḥinat ʿolam (The Examination of the World) (ff. 1r-51r).
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Pococke 7
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1301–1400
    Language
    Hebrew
    • At the beginning and the end a list of the Weekly portions and the Masoretic rules (ff. 3v-4r, 187v-188r
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Comites Latentes 173
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    16th century, between 1565 and 1599
    Language
    Judeo-Italian, Hebrew
    • This legal manuscript with the title Sefer Ḥokhmat Nashim is part of a vernacular literary genre for
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    Basel. Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel, Cod. V1895
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Basel. Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel
    Date
    17th century, ca. 1612-1630
    Language
    Ancient Greek, French, Latin, Hebrew, German
    • This family register of the pharmacist Emmanuel Ryhiner (1592-1635) from Basel provides insights into
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    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. heb. 3
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Genève. Bibliothèque de Genève
    Date
    13th century, mid-13th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This medium format bible from northern France arrived at the Bibliothèque de Genève between 1667 and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Oppenheim 248
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1430–1475
    Language
    Hebrew
    • In the margins, Rashi, Tosafot and the MOrdekhai without the glosses.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B257
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1719
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The anonymous hymn of praise to the Creator Perek schira has been preserved in hundreds of manuscripts
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Oppenheim 14
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1340
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Pentateuch with Targum Onḳelos, Rashi and both masorahs, as well as the masorah on Onḳelos on the margins
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, MS. Huntington 21
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1601–1700
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Contains a selection of the Gemarah on each Mishnah, with a selection from the commentaries of Samson
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    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, friedberg MSS 3-015
    Collection
    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. University of Toronto Libraries
    Library
    Toronto. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
    Date
    11--?
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Note: Manuscript on vellum; the parchment is prepared so that hair and flesh
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B331
    Collection
    e-codices
    Library
    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This small-format manuscript from the 17th century contains hymnal prayers, poems and blessings for the