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Title

Shesh kenafayim

Authors

• Bonfils, Immanuel ben Jacob, 14th cent

Other related names

• Gallico, Joseph ben Isaac, 16th century, scribe
• Sassoon, David Solomon, 1880-1942, former owner
• Stanitz, John D, former owner

Call number

LJS 204
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9953161123503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768361788
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5316112

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

Hebrew

Origin

Date

1509

Place

Italy

Summary

Introduction and compilation in 6 divisions of astronomical tables concerning the movements of the sun and moon, solar and lunar eclipses, and the day of the new moon, calculated for the Jewish calendar and the longitude and latitude of Tarascon, Provence, the home of the author.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger; English translation is Six wings; also known as Kanfe nesharim (Wings of eagles).
   

Extent

27 leaves : 164 x 116 (111 x 81) mm. bound to 172 x 127 mm

Collation

Parchment, vii (modern paper) + 27 + vii (modern paper); 1⁶(-1) 2¹⁶ 3⁶.

Support

Parchment

Binding

Modern half calf over marbled boards.

Layout

Text written in 24 long lines and frame-ruled in lead with double outer bounding line; tables in various formats ruled in brown ink.

Decoration

Red and brown ink used in tables.

Script

Written in Italian Hebrew square and cursive script by Joseph ben Isaac Gallico (f. 5v) and possibly another hand.

Provenance

• Formerly owned by David Solomon Sassoon; sold by his family as part of his collection at auction at Sotheby's, 12 May 1981, lot 2.
   
• Sold at auction at Swann Galleries, 19 Dec. 1991, lot 161.
   
• Sold by Martayan Lan, cat. 11 (1994), no. 60, to John D. Stanitz (Cleveland, Ohio), Ms. 35.
   
• Acquired by Lawrence J. Schoenberg with other Stanitz manuscripts, Sept. 1997.
   
• Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2015.
   

Subjects topical

• Astronomy--Early works to 1800
• Astronomy, Medieval
• Jewish astronomy--Early works to 1800

Genres

• Codices
• Tables (documents)
• Manuscripts, Hebrew--16th century
• Manuscripts, Renaissance

Keywords

• 16th century
• Tables
• Document
• Astrology
• Astronomy
• Italy
• Jewish

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Decorations

• fol. 6v — Table, f. 6v
• fol. 7r — Table, f. 7r
• fol. 7v — Table, f. 7v
• fol. 8r — Table, f. 8r
• fol. 8v — Table, f. 8v
• fol. 9r — Table, f. 9r
• fol. 9v — Table, f. 9v
• fol. 10r — Table, f. 10r
• fol. 10v — Table, f. 10v
• fol. 11r — Table, f. 11r
• fol. 11v — Table, f. 11v
• fol. 12r — Table, f. 12r
• fol. 12v — Table, f. 12v
• fol. 13r — Table, f. 13r
• fol. 13v — Table, f. 13v
• fol. 14r — Table, f. 14r
• fol. 14v — Table, f. 14v
• fol. 15r — Table, f. 15r
• fol. 15v — Table, f. 15v
• fol. 16r — Table, f. 16r
• fol. 16v — Table, f. 16v
• fol. 17r — Table, f. 17r
• fol. 17v — Table, f. 17v
• fol. 18r — Table, f. 18r
• fol. 18v — Table, f. 18v
• fol. 19r — Table, f. 19r
• fol. 19v — Table, f. 19v
• fol. 20r — Table, f. 20r
• fol. 20v — Table, f. 20v
• fol. 21r — Table, f. 21r
• fol. 21v — Table, f. 21v
• fol. 22r — Table, f. 22r
• fol. 22v — Table, f. 22v
• fol. 23r — Table, f. 23r
• fol. 23v — Table, f. 23v
• fol. 24r — Table, f. 24r
• fol. 24v — Table, f. 24v
• fol. 25r — Table, f. 25r
• fol. 25v — Table, f. 25v
• fol. 26v — Table, f. 26v
• fol. 27r — Table, f. 27r
• fol. 27v — Table, f. 27v