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.