Remnants of leaves from ancient manuscripts which were taken from the "binding geniza". Spain and Ashkenaz, [14th/15th century].
· Remnants of leaves from Sefer Toldot Adam VeChava, by Rabbi Yerucham (Sefer Meisharim). Ancient Sephardic writing. · Remnants of leaves from Sefer Sodei Razei, on Kabbalah and Maaseh Merkava, by Rabbi Elazar of Worms author of the Rokeach. Ancient Ashkenazi writing. Several glosses on margins. (Watermark on one of the leaves is characteristic of paper produced in North Italy during the 14th century). [Among early manuscripts of this composition]. · Leaf from Segulah book [Names, incantations, wording of amulets]. Ancient Ashkenazi script.
Approx. 20 leaf fragments of various sizes. Varying degree of damage resulting from the binding process.

Fragments of ancient manuscript leaves:
· Manuscript fragments on parchment, Sefer Mitzvot Katan - Smak [Shiva Amudei Golah], by Rabbi Yitzchak of Corbeil, with glosses of Rabbeinu Peretz [Siman 184]. Semi-cursive Oriental script, in tiny writing [14th/15th centuries].
[8] pages, on two leaves. Text area: 6X10 cm. The leaves were removed from the "Binding Geniza". Condition varies. Damages, tears and worming. Part of the text is faded and hard to read.
· Fragments of manuscript leaves, Rambam's Count of the Mitzvot According to the Order of the Weekly Portions. Square script [14th/15th centuries?]. In later generations, indexes were added to this book, but this work is an earlier edition.
[7] leaf fragments. Size varies. Tears and charring traces, with damages affecting text.

Collection of fragments of handwritten leaves removed from the "Binding Geniza" - unidentified compositions. [14th-17th centuries]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic.
Among the items: · Piyyutim and a section of an unidentified composition, discussing the importance of lending money to a poor person [in two Sephardic handwritings]. · Parchment leaf, fragment of a composition [homilies?]. [Early Ashkenazi/Italian writing]. · Section of a composition [responsa?]. [Semi-cursive Sephardic script]. · Sections of several unidentified compositions in Judeo-Arabic.
Approximately 16 leaves, varied size and severity of damages resulting from the binding process.

Large collection of leaves, fragments of printed books and manuscripts from various times, most were removed from "binding geniza". Various papers and letters. 15th- 19th centuries.
· Fragments of Talmud leaves of ancient printings. · Fragment of a leaf from the Book of Shoftim with the Radak and Ralbag commentaries [Spain? end of the 15th century]. · Many fragments from the book of the commentary of Rabbeinu Bechaye, [Pesaro, 1514], with parts of an ancient letter from Morocco signed by Rabbi Shlomo Ibn-Yuli. · Title page of Tractate Kiddushin, Amsterdam, 1647. · More various printed fragments.
· Ancient handwritten leaf, Ralbag commentary on the Torah. [15th/16th century]. · Fragments of ancient manuscript leaves [15th-17th century]: Novellae on Tractate Ketubot; homiletic for Purim; homiletic on the kingdom of the House of David; homiletic for Shabbat HaGadol and for Parshat Shemini; etc. · Two leaves from a handsome Italian manuscript, Tikun Lel HaChotemet for Hoshana Raba. · Booklet of piyyutim in nice-looking Oriental writing. · Many sections of Yemenite and Persian manuscripts - segulot and tikunim. · Handwritten Ketubah. Preshischa, 1884. · Various letters and papers.
More than 100 leaves. Size and condition vary. Most in poor condition resulting from the binding process.

Collection of vellum and paper leaves, remnants of ancient manuscripts removed from the "binding geniza".
· Three fragments of handwritten leaves from a machzor. Semi-cursive Sephardi script. Piyyutim for Succot. [Spain/North Africa, 14th/15th century].
· Remnant of a handwritten leaf, Mishne Torah L'HaRambam, laws of abstaining from work on festivals, Chapters 8-9. Ancient semi-cursive Sephardic writing.
· Remnant of handwritten leaf, Rashi commentary on Yeshaya (Chapter 66). Ancient semi-cursive Sephardic script.
· Two remnants of handwritten leaves, commentary of Rabbeinu HaMe'iri on Tehillim. Cursive Sephardi script. [Provence / Spain? 14th/15th centuries].
· Remnant of handwritten leaf, section of a Ma'amad piyut for the Musaf prayer, by Rabbi Yitzchak ebn Giat.
Parchment leaves, remnants of the Taj - Torah with Haftarot [section of Parshat Bereshit and section of Parshat Ki Tavo]. [Yemen]. Nikud tachton, with te'amim.
Remnants of the Mesorah on margins.
· Manuscript leaves on parchment, Kinot for Tisha B'Av. [Yemen]. Nikud elyon. [8 pages].
· Leaf from Arba Turim, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 231. [Wadi Alhajara (Guadalajara), 1480. Printed by Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz]. With several ancient marginalia.
· [Partial] book binding with printed leaves of an unidentified commentary on the book of Iyov. [Spain?].
[8] handwritten leaf fragments + binding with printed leaves. + printed leaf. 4 parchment leaves [two are folded]. Size and condition vary, various damages sustained from binding.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.