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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 35

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Shelfmark

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 35

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Book Type

Codex

Writing

Writing Material

Parchment

Ink

Brown (iron-gall)

Writing Instrument

Quill

Ruling

Ruling Existence

There is ruling

Ruling Method

Metallic point leaving coloured traces

Ruling Pattern

Framework only

Number of Written Lines

Number of Ruled Lines

Dimensions

Height

281

Width

223

Height of Written Area

226

Width of Written Area

223

Date

Date Mentioned

1408

Date Century

15th Century CE

Place

Estimated Locality

Germany

Estimated Geographical Area

Ashkenaz

Language

Hebrew

Subject Field

Bible commentary

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

Item History

Ownership inscriptions by the scribe's son, Shlomoh bar Yitsḥaḳ: "אני שלמה בר יעקב" (fol. [ii]v that is a parchment charter); "משולם בר יצחק זל..." (fol. 1r, beginning of the inscription was trimmed off); "שליזאת הפרישה מחומש וכתיבת אבא מורי ז"ל נאום הצעיר משלם בר’ יצחק ז"ל המכונה קוופמן היימבך" . Onwership inscription by Naftali bar Yaʿaḳov.

It belonged to David Oppenheimer's (1667-1735) library, which was purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1829.

SfarData Link

https://sfardata.nli.org.il/#/manuscript/0C035 (Date accessed: 2024-12-30)

Ktiv Reference Number

990000880750205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990000880750205171&SearchTxt=opp.,AND (Date accessed: 2024-12-30)

Repository Library Link

https://hebrew.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manuscript_399 (Date accessed: 2024-12-30)

Further Bibliography

Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 188.

Beit-Arié, Malachi and R.A. May (eds), Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I (A. Neubauer’s Catalogue) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994), no. 188.

Created: 30 Dec 2024, 9:22 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 35', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/761/ on 2025-11-28.

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 35: 106r