Varied collection of handwritten leaves, in Sephardic and Oriental script, Italian and Ashkenazi writing [Europe and Oriental countries, 17th-20th centuries].
Letters, single leaves, sections of compositions and leaf remnants removed from the "Binding Geniza". The collection comprises sections of halachic compositions, Talmudic novellae, homilies, prayers and piyyutim, copies of works. Leaves with various inscriptions. Hebrew, Yiddish and Judeo-Arabic.
Among the leaves: · Section of a composition on Tractate Ma'aser Sheni. Unidentified. Ancient Oriental writing. · Part of a leaf with dates and names, from 1676 [financial entries?]. · Letter to "My lofty champion son…Refael…". Dated Parshat Ki Tisa, 1825. Hebrew. Ashkenazi writing. · Letter in Yiddish to "The important young man Michael". Erev Rosh Chodesh Elul 1818. · Leaf in Italian Hebrew writing: "Torat Chesed - study for weekdays". · Etc.
More than 50 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary, some very damaged from use as part of binding.