Miscellany of philosophical works

Collection Data

Description
Manuscript, on paper. Copied by Samuel Archivolti in 1547. Contains: 1. Sefer Tiḳun midot ha-nefesh by Ibn Gabirol (p. 5-59). 2. Mivḥar ha-peninim by Ibn Gabirol (p. 69-133). 3. Mishle ha-filosofim (p. 138-168). 4. Igeret ha-musar ha-kelalit, ascribed to Aristotle and translated from Arabic by Judah al-Harizi (p. 173-184). 5. Sefer ha-tapuạ̄h ascribed to Aristotle (p. 187-202). 6. Scroll of Antiochus (p. 203-216). 7. Keter Malkhut by Ibn Gabirol (p. 219-238). 8. Luaḥ nimuse ha-mitḳadshim ṿeha-meṭaharim. Regulations of the Ḥevrat Nizharim of Bologna, published from this manuscript by M. Perani and B. Rivlin, Vita Religiosa Ebraica a Bologna nel Cinquecento: Gli Statuti della Confraternita dei Solerti, Firenze, 2000. The last nine pages of the manuscript contain letters and personal records. Interspersed throughout the manuscript, between the major works, are short sections with instructions for various kinds of predictions: Siman mitra, to predict rainfall (p. 51); Masoret le-ʻEzra ha-Sofer, agricultural predictions (p. 63-64); Sefer Reʻamin u-reʻashim (p. 169); A riddle (p. 170); Sefer refafot, predictions based on shadows (p. 170-172); Pitron ḥalomot li-yeme ha-yareaḥ, explanations of dreams based on the lunar calendar (p. 259-261); Segulot rabot mi-paz yeḳarot, medical charms (p. 263-269).
Names
Arkevolty, Shmuel, 1515-1611 (Scribe)
Harizi, Judah ben Solomon, 12th/13th cent. (Translator)
Ibn Gabirol, 11th cent. (Author)
Aristotle (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1547
Library locations
Dorot Jewish Division
Shelf locator: **P (Ms. Heb. 34)
Topics
Manuscripts, Hebrew
Jews -- Italy -- Bologna
Amulets (Judaism)
Genres
Manuscripts, Hebrew
Manuscripts
Physical Description
Extent: [330] p. ; 24 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-B12042
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16129428
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9f47d730-c740-0132-a3f5-58d385a7bbd0
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