Manuscript, selections - Kabbalah, Aggadah, philosophy and Halacha. [Italy, 16th century].
Written in several hands, in Italian script. Watermark in the paper of some leaves, dating the paper to the 1620s.
Contents:
Leaves [1]-[2] and [7]-[8]: Selections pertaining to the High Holidays - from Sitrei Torah by R. Avraham Abulafia, the Zohar, Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, "Essay of the philosopher", and more.
Leaves [3]-[6]: Passages of the Ibn Ezra commentary on the Torah, from the middle of Parashat Shemini until the middle of Parashat Nasso.
Leaves [9]-[10]: Regulations instituted by Rabbenu Gershom Me'or HaGolah, the first 10 sections of the book Piskei R. Menachem of Recanati (in the order they appear in the manuscripts; see article by Prof. Simcha Emanuel, Piskei R. Menachem MiRecanati, Shenaton HaMishpat HaIvri XXV, 2008, p. 141). These are followed by passages of Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, laws of forbidden marriages.
Leaves [11]-[17]: List of tractates in the Six Orders of Mishnah, including the names of the chapters in each tractate. Passages of Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, Rabbenu Bachye, the Radak commentary to the Book of Shmuel, and more.
Censor's stamp and inscription (in Italian) on final page, dated 1687.
[18] leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears in several places, affecting text with loss, repaired. Rebound with fibrous paper.