USA, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Library, LJS 453

USA, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Library, LJS 453

Miscellany
Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 269 leaves
  • Leaves Format: not available
  • Dimensions: 303 x 205 mm
Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    F. 163v and f. 269v are blank.
  • Collation:
    With loss of some text, especialy in the beginning of the Ms.
    There are usually catchwords at bottom of the versos of the leaves .
    With a sign above the anticipated letters.
  • Decoration:
    Dark brown ink.
  • Layout:
    Text is set in one column.

    28 lines
  • Binding Description:
    Modern blind and gold-tooled red morocco, two modern paper flyleaves.
  • Acquisition:
    Sold auction: Christies, New York 23.06.1999
History
  • Origin Date: 1466
  • Origin Place: Ashkenaz
  • Christie, Manson and Woods International Inc.: Important Hebrew manuscripts and printed books from the library of the London Beth Din: sold by order of the Trustees of the United Synagogue (1999) , 34
Content
Averroes Middle Commentary on De Caelo 1r - 84v
  • Note:
    Translated in 1259 .
Averroes Middle Commentary on De Generatione et Corruptione 84v - 118v
Averroes Middle Commentary on the Meteorology 118v - 163r
Averroes Commentary on De Animalibus 164r - 250v
  • Note:
    Translated in 1302 .
  • Colophon:
    On. f. 250v : "הועתק ע"י יהודה בן יעקב עבור יחיאל כ"ץ", indicates that the Ms. was copied Judah ben Jacov for Jehiel Katz , Ashkenaz, 13 Shvat 5206 = 1446 .
Avicenna On Sleep and wakefulness 251r - 259v
  • Note:
    attributed to Avicenna
    This work is also considered as a Pseudo- Aristotle work.
Commentary on Canticles 259v - 260v
  • Note:
    Contains only the beginning of the commentary.
Moses Maimonides Letter to the Jews of Yemen 261r - 269v