Commentary on Genesis, chapters 35-37, written in Judeo-Arabic. The author, the grandson of Maimonides, was a leader of Egyptian Jewry, and the author of homilies on the Haftarot. Ruled in hardpoin... Show moreCommentary on Genesis, chapters 35-37, written in Judeo-Arabic. The author, the grandson of Maimonides, was a leader of Egyptian Jewry, and the author of homilies on the Haftarot. Ruled in hardpoint; written in brown ink in Oriental Hebrew script; one leaf with watermark of balance in circle; modern foliation in pencil; catchwords; many folios tissued; bound in library buckram. Montefiore no. 31. Show less
Contents: Genesis 1:1 - Exodus 24:2; Aramaic Targum Onkelos and Saadia Gaon's Arabic translation follow each verse; first two and last three leaves lack the Arabic translation; marginal notes conta... Show moreContents: Genesis 1:1 - Exodus 24:2; Aramaic Targum Onkelos and Saadia Gaon's Arabic translation follow each verse; first two and last three leaves lack the Arabic translation; marginal notes contain scribal omissions, and comments based on Rashi and the Midrash; readings for the Holidays indicated. Written in black ink in large Yemenite square script, most with super-linear vocalization; in various hands on various papers; catchwords; modern foliation in pencil; moderate browning throughout; some early marginal repairs; black library buckram. Scribe unknown. Montefiore no. 3. Show less