Xanten Bible, Vol. 1

Item data

Title

Xanten Bible, Vol. 1

Collection

Xanten Bible

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1294 (Inferred)
Place: Xanten, Germany

Library Location

Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Hebrew MS. 1

Genres

Manuscripts
Bibles

Physical Description

Extent: 254 folios (508 p.), 41 x 31 x 9 cm

Abstract

"This monumental manuscript of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) includes in its first volume the Torah (the five books of Moses) and Ketuvim (Writings), comprising the books of Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Esther, Ruth, and Lamentations. The minuscule writing that appears above and below the three columns of the biblical text, as well as the inter-columnar insertions, form the masorah (literally, tradition), a collection of critical and explanatory notes that were compiled between the seventh and tenth centuries CE. Their main purpose was to ensure the accurate transmission of the biblical text, particularly its pronunciation and grammar." -- https://web.archive.org/web/20200208192147/http://exhibitions.nypl.org/threefaiths/node/19?highlight=1

Languages

Hebrew

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dced8950-c5f7-012f-8a98-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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