Kuzari avec Édoùt le-Israël

1771 copy of the Kuzari of Yehuda Halevi (1075-1141), accompanied by an anonymous early commentary (up to book III, § 39) and the Édoùt le-Israël attributed to R. Salomon ben Menaḥem. The manuscript reproduces at its head the Arabic preface of the translator Yehouda ibn Tibbon. According to the colophon, the copy was completed at Migdal Lunel in the year 5531 = 1771; it is this copying date that fixes the record at 1771 (ibn Tibbon's translation, 12th c., is only reproduced here). 132 + 30 leaves, in-8; commentary unpublished. Provenance: 1 Acquisition by Samuel David Luzzatto, Padua 2 Sale by Isaia Luzzatto, 1869 3 Buyer to be identified Codicological note — origin Lunel (copy); script: to be identified; leaves: 162 folios; dimensions: in-8 (132 + 30 ff); early catalogues: Joseph Luzzatto Catalogue 1868 · no. 22; editorial status: Partial edition available. — Source: Mémoires des Manuscrits Juifs du Moyen-Âge Maghrébin (MMJMM), https://mmjmm.org/corpus/catalogue/to-locate-luzzatto-22.

Sources & resources

• Catalogue de la bibliothèque de feu M. S. D. Luzzatto, par Joseph Luzzatto, Padoue, 1868, n° 22.
• Fiche MMJMM : https://mmjmm.org/corpus/catalogue/to-locate-luzzatto-22