Parashah Booklet (Isaac ben Abraham ha-Levi)
Isaac ben Abraham ha-Levi
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This magnificently decorated booklet of a single Torah portion (Shelaḥ; Numbers 13–15) was likely produced somewhere in Persia. It is written in charcoal ink, not commonly found in medieval Hebrew manuscripts, and has other characteristics unique to Persia. The manuscript contains carpet pages (illuminated full pages with little to no text), Masorah (see Masoretes, “Masorah”), and decorations. The colophon specifies the name of the scribe, Isaac ben Abraham ha-Levi, who wrote and vocalized the text.
This magnificently decorated booklet of a single Torah portion (Shelaḥ; Numbers 13–15) was likely produced somewhere in Persia. It is written in charcoal ink, not commonly found in medieval Hebrew manuscripts, and has other characteristics unique to Persia. The manuscript contains carpet pages (illuminated full pages with little to no text), Masorah (see Masoretes, “Masorah”), and decorations. The colophon specifies the name of the scribe, Isaac ben Abraham ha-Levi, who wrote and vocalized the text.
This magnificently decorated booklet of a single Torah portion (Shelaḥ; Numbers 13–15) was likely produced somewhere in Persia. It is written in charcoal ink, not commonly found in medieval Hebrew manuscripts, and has other characteristics unique to Persia. The manuscript contains carpet pages (illuminated full pages with little to no text), Masorah (see Masoretes, “Masorah”), and decorations. The colophon specifies the name of the scribe, Isaac ben Abraham ha-Levi, who wrote and vocalized the text.
This magnificently decorated booklet of a single Torah portion (Shelaḥ; Numbers 13–15) was likely produced somewhere in Persia. It is written in charcoal ink, not commonly found in medieval Hebrew manuscripts, and has other characteristics unique to Persia. The manuscript contains carpet pages (illuminated full pages with little to no text), Masorah (see Masoretes, “Masorah”), and decorations. The colophon specifies the name of the scribe, Isaac ben Abraham ha-Levi, who wrote and vocalized the text.
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Source: The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel MS Heb. 28°2238, fol. 2v and 3r.
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Source: The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel MS Heb. 28°2238, fol. 3v and 4r.
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Source: The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel MS Heb. 28°2238, fol. 32v and 33r.
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Source: The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel MS Heb. 28°2238, fol. 33v and 34r.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 3: Encountering Christianity and Islam.
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