Auction 60

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Pretty manuscript: Chumash, parshahs with targum. Central Yemen, mid-19th century.

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Large manuscript, chumash Bereishit and Shmot with Onkelus and Tafsir (Rav Sa’adiya Gaon), in Arabic, with Rashi’s commentary. Mikra and targum are both with niqqud. Yemenite script, pretty and good pagination. Seems to be from Central Yemen, 19th century. The margins have later additions.


Colophon: I the young Yosef ben Peretz Algos”. 16x22cm. New binding, pretty (worn), stains and signs of use, a few bits of worming damage, a few leaves are detached.

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