Lot 224
Manuscript – Complete Work on the Torah – Unidentified Author – North Africa, 18th/19th Century – Illustrations
Manuscript, novellae on R. Eliyahu Mizrachi's supercommentary to Rashi's commentary on the Torah, by an unidentified author. [North Africa, 18th/19th century].
Western script. Handwritten by the author, with deletions and additions. This work covers all five Chumashim (ending after Parashat Re'eh). We were not able to identify the author; to the best of our knowledge, this work has not been published.
The manuscript features four illustrations: an illustration of the Showbread Table on p. [20b] (damaged), an illustration of the Menorah on p. [21a], an illustration of a Tabernacle plank with its sockets on p. [21b], and on p. [35a], an illustration of the Levites' open spaces around the cities, according to Rashi and according to the Ramban.
A note on the last page, in a different hand, signed: "The young Moshe…" (signature partially erased).
[36] leaves (72 written pages). Approx. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Significant worming, affecting text. Large open tears to several leaves, affecting text. New binding.
