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Libra Esoterica

Collection of medical, philosophical, astrological and astronomical texts

by Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn ʻAbbās al-Zahrāwī, Profiat Duran, Fārābī, Judah ben Moses ben Ḥayim ha-Sefaradi, Moses Maimonides, Meshullam ben Yonah & Zerahiah ben Isaac ben Shealtiel

  • First published:
  • 13th century
  • Language: Hebrew
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

Collection of medical, philosophical, astrological and astronomical texts Contents: Profiat Duran, Heshev ha-ʾefod (ff. 1r-41v). Profiat Duran, Ḥeshev ha-ʾefod (ff. 42r-49(iii)v). Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn ʻAbbās al-Zahrāwī, Sefer ha-ḥefets ha-shalem (Book 2) (ff. 50v-64v). Moses Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed (Moreh Nevukhim, 3:27-29) (ff. 65r-68r). Philosophico-mystical fragment (ff. 68v-69r). Fārābī, Treatise on the soul (Maʾamar be-mahut ha-nefesh) (ff. 69v-73v). Judah ben Moses ben Ḥayim ha-Sefaradi, Treatise on the sciences (ff. 74v-103r).

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics.

  • Astrology

    Controlled discovery queries from digital-bodleian matched “astrology”. Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the title, “astrological” in the description, and “astrological” in the edition title.

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1275–1860HebrewPublic reader

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  • Bodleian shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Reggio 43
  • Catalogue identifier: Neubauer 2047
  • Collection: Hebrew Manuscripts and Printed Books
  • Holding institution: Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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