MS. Reggio 51 — Sefer Yetsirah, sermons Naḥmanide, Maïmonide
Author: compilation (Sefer Yetsirah, Naḥmanide, Maïmonide)
Date: 1500–1800 (siècle)
Preservation: Bodleian Library (Oxford)
Entrusted by MMJMM · Bodleian Library (Oxford) · deposited on June 8, 2026 · History register · custodian, not owner
❧ Description
Composite collection combining the Sefer Yetsirah — “The Book of Formation,” foundational text of Jewish mysticism — sermons by Naḥmanides (1194-1270), and a work by Maimonides (1138-1204). The manuscript was copied by Yehoshuaʿ Heshel Shor, a copyist identified in the Neubauer notice.
Provenance: 1 Copy by Yehoshuaʿ Heshel Shor 2 Isaac Samuel Reggio Library (1784-1855) 3 Bodleian Library, since 1853
Codicological notice — origin Italy; copyist: Yehoshuaʿ Heshel Shor; script: Italian; old catalogues: Neubauer Catalogue 1886 · 2250; editorial status: to be confirmed.
— Source: Mémoires des Manuscrits Juifs du Moyen-Âge Maghrébin (MMJMM), https://mmjmm.org/corpus/catalogue/bodleian-ms-reggio-51; manuscript held at the Bodleian Library (Oxford).