❧ Description
Paduan collection bringing together three authors: Avraham Jagel (1553–1623), Italian philosopher and physician; Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā, 980–1037), via medieval Hebrew translation; Levi ben Gershom (Ralbag, 1288–1344), Provençal philosopher and exegete. According to a study by Meir Benayahu, the manuscript also contains kabbalistic material by the Ramhal — Moshe Ḥayyim Luzzatto (1707–1747). It is one of the pieces where the Reggio ↔ Ramhal circle connection is documented.
Provenance: 1 Paduan circle (Ramhal / Reggio / Shadal milieu) 2 Library of Isaac Samuel Reggio (1784–1855) 3 Bodleian Library, since 1853
Codicological notice — origin Italy; script: Italian; early catalogues: Neubauer Catalogue 1886 · 1306; editorial status: to be confirmed.
— Source: Mémoires des Manuscrits Juifs du Moyen-Âge Maghrébin (MMJMM / Collectif GMPL), https://mmjmm.org/corpus/catalogue/bodleian-ms-reggio-11; manuscript held at the Bodleian Library (Oxford).
