Manuscript page collections

Colophons

Scribal and artistic completion statements that may name a copyist or artist, record a place and date, or mark the end of a manuscript with a distinctive layout.

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Manuscript folio 224v, Codex Babylonicus Petropolitanus (Evr. I B 3)

Codex Babylonicus Petropolitanus (Evr. I B 3)Manuscript folio 224vFolio 224v: Abraham ben Moses ha-Levi’s 916 CE scribal statement is enlarged into a monumental decorative block.No indexed biblical text

Leningrad Codexfol. 1rFolio 1r: the opening colophon names Samuel ben Jacob as scribe, says that the codex was written in Cairo, identifies its patron, and gives its date in several eras.No indexed biblical text

Leningrad Codexfol. 491vFolio 491v: the closing colophon again identifies Samuel ben Jacob and marks the completion of the codex.No indexed biblical text

Leningrad Codexfol. 474rFolio 474r: Masoretic notes, biblical verses, and a dedicatory colophon form a circular design around a six-pointed star; the centre names Samuel ben Jacob.No indexed biblical text

Leningrad Codexfol. 475vFolio 475v: Masoretic notes, biblical verses, and colophon text are woven through an architectural design of arches and triangular finials.No indexed biblical text

Leningrad Codexfol. 477rFolio 477r: Masoretic notes, biblical verses, and colophon text form a tall interlaced composition with pointed and circular motifs.No indexed biblical text

Leningrad Codexfol. 478vFolio 478v: biblical verses and colophon text are set in an ornate rectangular panel with scrolling cartouches.No indexed biblical text

Leningrad Codexfol. 479rFolio 479r: biblical verses and colophon text fill an eight-pointed star framed by circular medallions.No indexed biblical text

Leningrad Codexfol. 489vFolio 489v: Masoretic notes, biblical verses, and colophon text are arranged in a circular eight-part knot.No indexed biblical text

Leaf 1 verso — colophon, Manchester Rylands Genizah 2 (Jeremiah fragment)

Manchester Rylands Genizah 2 (Jeremiah fragment)Leaf 1 verso — colophonLeaf 1 verso: an embellished 11-line colophon names Sahlan and dates the fragment to 953/954 CE.No indexed biblical text

Folio 291a, Gaster Hebrew MS 86 (Writings)

Gaster Hebrew MS 86 (Writings)Folio 291aFolio 291a: Jacob ben Obadiah records copying the manuscript in Kashan and completing it on 2 July 1495.No indexed biblical text

fol. 438r, Bodleian Library MS. Kennicott 1

Bodleian Library MS. Kennicott 1fol. 438rFolio 438r: the scribal colophon names Moses ibn Zabarah and records completion at La Coruña in 1476.No indexed biblical text

fol. 446v, Bodleian Library MS. Kennicott 1

Bodleian Library MS. Kennicott 1fol. 446vFolio 446v: an unadorned colophon with the same Hebrew text as the ornamented colophon on fol. 447r, with a Latin version beneath.No indexed biblical text

fol. 447r, Bodleian Library MS. Kennicott 1

Bodleian Library MS. Kennicott 1fol. 447rFolio 447r: a full-page artist’s colophon names Joseph ibn Hayyim.No indexed biblical text

Folio 101b, Gaster Hebrew MS 2043 (Yemenite Bible)

Gaster Hebrew MS 2043 (Yemenite Bible)Folio 101bFolio 101b: Shalom ben Manasseh Zakariah closes the Torah with a colophon and decorative panel.Contains indexed biblical text

Folio 149b, Gaster Hebrew MS 2033 (Trilingual Pentateuch and Haftarot)

Gaster Hebrew MS 2033 (Trilingual Pentateuch and Haftarot)Folio 149bFolio 149b: Saadia ben Meoded records copying and checking the Torah, Targum, Tafsir, and Rashi in 1838.Contains indexed biblical text

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