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Title
מחזור
Alternative title
Yema's Maḥzor
Transcribed title
Maḥzor
Scribe
Eli'ezer ben Avraham, of Pisa
אליעזר בן אברהם מפיסה
Patron
Yema, widow of Moshe of Modena
יימה, אלמנת משה ממודמה
Note
Maḥzor for the whole year, according to the Italian rite; written for a woman
Resource type
text(manuscript)
Medium
Parchment
Extent
322 fols.
Size
18 x 12,5 cm
Languages
he
it-Hebr
Script
Italian Hebrew square and cursive scripts
Place of origin
Modena
Country of origin
it
Date created
1531-06-04
19 Sivan [5]291י"ט סיון רצ"א
Topic
Liturgy
Shelf mark
Cod. Sim. Heb. 70
Collection
The Judaica Collection: The David Simonsen Manuscripts
Selected references
Allony & Kupfer 1964, # 148; IJA 5, # 187-196.
Comment
Rich decorations, mostly in blue and red ink. Title page with two coats of arms. Incl. Haggada (fol. 166a ff) with several (wine) stains. The binding and the gilt edges with toolings included in the digitization.
The manuscript was presented to David Simonsen on June 8th, 1891, by Philip W. Heyman (1837-1893), who had aqcuired it in Bellagio, Italy (see pencilled note in David Simonsen's hand on the inside of the binding).
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Home/The David Simonsen Manuscripts/Language/Hebrew
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Home/The David Simonsen Manuscripts/Shelf mark/Cod. Sim. Heb. 061-070/Cod. Sim. Heb. 070