Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 42
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 42
Moura Bible
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Item Nature
Codex
Writing
Parchment
Brown (iron-gall)
Calamus
Ruling
No ruling can be seen
Date
1470
15th Century CE
Place
Moura (Portugal)
Sepharad
Language
Hebrew
Subject Field
Bible
Vowels and Signs
Complete
Tiberian
Other
“manuscript that
deserves our attention, a lesser-known Bible copied in 1470 by Samuel ben
Abraham Altires, in the small village of Moura (south of Portugal), for the
renowned Lisbon merchant, Isaac ben Gabbay (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms.
Can. Or. 42). Its copious micrographic decoration, with a grammar that is
essentially mudéjar, establishes a connection with the ‘Andalusian school’, where
the influence of Islamic art is more strongly felt (not only in manuscripts, but also
in synagogal architecture); on the other hand, the decoration of this Bible is open
to colour, particularly gold, a frequent feature of the manuscripts from Lisbon
produced in the next decades.”
Tiago Moita, University of Lisbon, Portugal The Hebrew Bible from Moura. A Testimony of Mudéjar Art in Portugal. [online]
[2016.04.10.]
Paleography of four modern Hebrew scrolls: analysis of their script in view of earlier writings. https://digitalcollections.jtsa.edu/islandora/object/jts:507076
Tiago Moita, University of Lisbon, Portugal The Hebrew Bible from Moura. A Testimony of Mudéjar Art in Portugal. [online]
[2016.04.10.]
