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Manuscript – Mishnayot Seder Mo'ed with Jewish-Arabic Explanation – Yemen

Manuscript, mishnayot Seder Mo'ed, with translation and explanation in Jewish-Arabic. Sana’a [Yemen], 1927.
Complete manuscript on all tractates of Seder Mo'ed, in handsome impressive scribal writing. After each Mishna, its translation and explanation in Jewish-Arabic appears. In various places, the scribe added illustrations. Several supplementary glosses on page margins. Colophon on last leaf: "This was completed on Tuesday… 1927 and written in Sana’a… I, Yitzchak…" [Calligraphic non-deciphered signature].
[450] pages. 23 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Moth damage [on binding and first leaves]. Binding in good condition.