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Libra Esoterica

Collection of kabbalistic texts

by Baḥya ben Asher ben Ḥlava, Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla, Ḳasṭel, Yosef, de Leon Moses ben Shem Tov & Yaʿaḳov ben Yaʿaḳov ha-Kohen

  • First published:
  • 16th century
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

Collection of kabbalistic texts Contents: Yosef Ḳasṭel, Responsa to the questions about kabbalah posed by R. Yehudah Ḥayṭ (ff. 2r-18r). Yaʿaḳov ben Yaʿaḳov ha-Kohen, Perush merkhavat Yeḥezkiel (ff. 18r-39v). Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla, Perush maʿaśeh merkhavah (ff. 39r-71(ii)v). Moses ben Shem Tov de Leon, Sefer ha-Shem (ff. 72r-143v). Moses ben Shem Tov de Leon, Mishkan ha-ʿedut (ff. 145v-215(iii)v). Baḥya ben Asher ben Ḥlava, Shulḥan shel ʾarbaʿ (ff. 216r-237r).

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1501–1525Public reader

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  • Bodleian shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Huntington 441
  • Catalogue identifier: Neubauer 1655
  • Collection: Hebrew Manuscripts and Printed Books
  • Holding institution: Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
  • Place of origin: [North Africa]
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