Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.1.44

Biblioteca Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)

Codex

Paper

Brown (iron-gall)

Calamus

No ruling can be seen

18

225

160

16th Century CE

While some publications date the manuscript to the 15th century, my inclination, based on certain paleographic features, is to consider a dating no earlier than the 16th century.

Italy

Hebrew

• Kabbala and Mysticism
• Philosophy

No vowels or accents

The manuscript comes from the private collection of the Medici family.

Bibliothecae Mediceo-Laurentianae catalogus ab Antonio Maria Biscionio ... digestus atque editus, p. 38;

Idel, M. (2011). Kabbalah in Italy, 1280-1510: A Survey. New Haven CT: Yale University Press.

Soloveitchik, H. (2020). Collected Essays: Volume III. UK: Liverpool University Press.

Ktiv record:
https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=MANUSCRIPTS&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990001510700205171&scope=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS (accessed on 23/12/2023)