Marot ha-Tzove'ot — David ben Yehuda

Marot ha-Tzove'ot — “The Mirrors of the Hosts” (cf. Exodus 38:8) — a kabbalistic work by David ben R. Yehuda, author of the Sefer Or Zarua, appearing as no. 84 in the Luzzatto Catalogue 1868 and noted among the 12 most precious pieces. Catalogue data: 97 leaves, folio, unpublished; copy completed at Lag ba-Omer 5266 = 1506 (the catalogue erroneously prints “1606”). The manuscript reportedly contains only part of the work. The author is most likely the kabbalist David ben Yehuda he-Ḥasid (late 13th – early 14th c.); Joseph Luzzatto, however, expresses doubt about this attribution. Probable, not certain, attribution. Provenance: 1 Acquisition by Samuel David Luzzatto, Padua 2 Isaia Luzzatto sale, 1869 3 Buyer to be identified Codicological notice — origin to be determined; script: to be identified; folios: 97 folios; dimensions: folio; early catalogues: Joseph Luzzatto Catalogue 1868 · no. 84; editorial status: to be confirmed. — Source: Mémoires des Manuscrits Juifs du Moyen-Âge Maghrébin (MMJMM), https://mmjmm.org/corpus/catalogue/to-locate-luzzatto-84.

Sources & resources

• Catalogue de la bibliothèque de feu M. S. D. Luzzatto, par Joseph Luzzatto, Padoue, 1868, n° 84.
• Fiche MMJMM : https://mmjmm.org/corpus/catalogue/to-locate-luzzatto-84