Mishneh Torah. Selections. (Robbins Ms. 286)

Hilkhot nedarim.

Yemen, 1598.

1 volume (172 leaves) : paper ; 21x 16 cm bound to 23 x 17 cm

Contains selections from Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, including Book 6.2, 6.4, 7.2, 7.7, which comprise halakhic discussions of oaths, donations to the temple, the sabbath year, charity, tithes, and gifts to the poor.

Ms. codex.
Titled transcribed from fol. 1r.
Collation: Paper (watermarks: crescent moon with face in double-rimmed shield on fly leaves), fol. i + 172 + ii; 1² 2-5¹⁰ 6⁸ 7-17¹⁰ 18¹²; catchwords on versos. Quire 1 written on later paper.
Layout: Long lines of 24 lines. Ruled in dry-point.
Origin: Written in Yemen in the late sixteenth century.
Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, the Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley School of Law, Robbins MS 286

In Hebrew.

Note concerning purchase on verso of fly leaf.

Bound in brown leather with tooling and faded gilt on front cover. Ten bands on spine, eight embossed with floral motif, one with title, and one with date and place of publication. Leather fastenings.

Sefer Mishneh Torah : hu ha-Yad ha-ḥazaḳah / le-Rabenu Mosheh ben Maimon ; ʻim pisuḳ ḳal, izkurim meha-Miḳra u-mafteḥot ; ba-ʻarikhat Tsevi H. Praizler. Yerushalayim : Ketuvim, 1985, 1990.

Restrictions: Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the reference librarian for the Robbins Collection.

Mishneh Torah leha-Ramabam k.i. ti-Yeman 358, 1598

Yemen.

Robbins MS 286

Hebrew