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Collection ID: 0047 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Or 6287 The Book of Esther, in Spanish.

Title

The Book of Esther, in Spanish.

Funders

The Polonsky Foundation

Call number

Or 6287
(London, United Kingdom, British Library, Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project)

Alternate identifiers

Publisher

British Library

Language

Castilian, Spanish

Origin

Between 1700 and 1799

Place: Spain

Summary

The Book of Esther, in Spanish.

Notes

Dirt at edges.
Mould-spotting where parchment lies against roller at inner end.
A few usage stains.
Slight burn-through of ink in a few places.
Small splits in silk tie.
One strip (212mm x 191mm) containing one column is rolled up with the manuscript.

Extent

7 membranes + 1 separate membrane, 28 columns.; 7 membranes + 1 separate membrane, 28 columns.

Support

Parchment

Binding

BM in-house (boxed).

Layout

Columns: 28; ruled lines: 15; written lines: 15; Uniform layout. Ruling by hard point, membrane by membrane. Larger initial words. Most of outermost membrane backed with olive silk, sewn at edges, with ties. The names of the sons of Haman arranged in 11 lines, in accordance with the rule. Wooden roller (400mm high).

Script

Latin script of the 18th century.

Related resources

Manuscript description based on Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1965.

Licenses

Text

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URL

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Text

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