Fragment of Antiquities of the Jews, by Flavius Josephus
Description:
In Latin., Script: copied by one hand in German Praecarolina. A marginal note on f. 1r in small script. Running headlines “Liber” and “Quartus” are written in Capitalis., Fragment of Antiquities of the Jews, by Flavius Josephus (37-ca. 95)., and Binding: the leaf has (s. XVIIin) been used as a limp parchment binding for an anti-Lutheran tract by Conradus Andreae (pseudonym of Conrad Vetter). F. 1v was the outer side and the six erased lines in its center, forming the spine, were used to write the abbreviated title of the printed tract.
Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation; with the commentaries of Ibn Shem Tov, Profiat Duran and Asher Crescas., Signatures: 1⁶ 2⁸ 3-31⁶., BEIN K8 M85 +fx553 copy 1: Censor's manuscript signatures at end: Fuit correctus pr[aese]ns liber p[er] me subsignatu[m] fr[ater] Paulus vicecomes; Ego Cyprianus Vbertus inqu[isito]r. The censored passages are mostly legible. Without the two leaves containing the Beʼur ʻinyan sheni ḳuyam of Moses Provinciale., and BEIN K8 M85 +fx553 copy 2: 30 cm.; censor's manuscript signature at end: Gio[vann]i Dominico Carretto 1617; with the two leaves by Moses Provinciale (inserted preceeding leaf [gimel]).
Publisher:
Ḳornilyo Adil Ḳind and קורנילייו אדיל קינד
Subject (Topic):
Jewish philosophy, Philosophy, Medieval, Judaism, and Hebrew language
Depicts a well-dressed lady approaching a table where a striped chair is being held for her by a young black serving boy. At the table are seated a bald and bearded man, and on his left, seated on a sofa, a lady wearing an ermine trimmed robe. The table holds a silver urn and various dishes on a tray. On the walls are two paintings of what appear to be seduction scenes and a wall sconce with mirror
Alternative Title:
One of the tribe of Levi, going to breakfast with a young Christian
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett ... No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Topic):
Jews, Judaism, Relations, Christianity, Sofas, Furniture, Sconces, Paintings, Tableware, Black people, Servants, Interiors, and Clothing & dress
Manuscript on parchment (hair side quite yellow) of Paulus de Sancta Maria (of Burgos; 1353-1435), Scrutinium Scripturarum. With Passages concerning the conversion of Jews to Christianity; (a) unidentified; (b) Letter of Pope Gregory I to Pascasius, bishop of Naples
Description:
In Latin., Script: Arts. 1 and 3 written below top line in fere-humanistic script by a single scribe who frequently erased and rewrote the text; art. 2 added in another hand. Some later marginalia., Crudely executed initial and full border on f. 9r: gold initial, 11-line, on blue rectangular ground, with white vine-stem ornamentation highlighted in green; border in gold, blue, pale pink, mauve and green, consisting of swirling acanthus leaves, flowers, birds, gold dots and leaves around bar border in upper and outer margin, and with putti supporting laurel wreath (arms effaced) in lower margin. One penwork initial of pathetic quality, 8-line, red and blue divided body accompanied by red and blue penwork designs, on f. 125v. Table of contents (art. 1) and headings throughout, in bright red. Remains of notes to rubricator., and Binding: 18th-19th centuries. Red goatskin, with green, gold-tooled labels. Yellow edges.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Naples (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Paulus de Sancta Maria.
Subject (Topic):
Conversion, Christianity, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Judaism, and Manuscripts, Medieval
