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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 603

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Shelfmark

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 603

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Book Type

Codex

Writing

Writing Material

Paper

Ink

Brown (iron-gall)

Ruling

Ruling Existence

There is ruling

Ruling Method

Hard point

Ruling Pattern

Grid of single vertical and horizontal lines

Number of Written Lines

Dimensions

Height

209.5

Width

144

Height of Written Area

144.5

Width of Written Area

Date

Date CE

1480-1481

Date Century

15th Century CE

Place

Estimated Geographical Area

Sepharad

Language

Hebrew

Subject Field

Halakha
Midrash

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

SfarData Link

https://sfardata.nli.org.il/#/manuscript/0C141 (Date accessed: 2026-01-29)

Ktiv Reference Number

990000919390205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990000919390205171&SearchTxt=Bodleian%20Library%20MS.%20Bodley%20Or.%20603 (Date accessed: 2026-01-29)

Repository Library Link

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/30f9db0f-35a1-490a-9d06-889b9cd174b0/surfaces/563c3554-31c0-40b1-8157-65de3f9c40b6/ (Date accessed: 2026-01-29)

Further Bibliography

Neubauer, Adolf, 1886, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Clarendon Press: Oxford, no. 904

Beit-Arié, Malachi and R.A. May (eds), 1994, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I (A. Neubauer’s Catalogue), Clarendon Press: Oxford, no. 904

Published: 29 Jan 2026, 9:58 a.m.

Created: 29 Jan 2026, 9:20 a.m. by Dov Honick

Last Updated: 10 Apr 2026, 1:56 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Entry Authors: Dov Honick

How to cite this page: Dov Honick, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 603', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1266/ on 2026-04-27.

Item Images

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 603: 11r