Manuscripts Catalogue
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ID: 165306
General information
Shelfmark Vat.ebr.272

Description
Locus 1bv-196r
Author Eustachio, Giovanni Paolo, 1540-1570 (internal)
Other name Alfasi, Yitsḥaḳ ben Yaʿaḳov, 1013-1103‏ (external author)
Other name Mosheh ben Maimon, 1135-1204 (external author)
Supplied title Comments on the Book of Samuel,
Supplied title Comments on Psalms,
Supplied title Comments on Job,
Supplied title Notes on אלפסי the Code by Isaac Alfasi and on Mishneh Torah by Moses b. Maimon.
Summary Notes on biblical passages and other matters by Elijah b. Menahem Nola. Many of the comments are Christological and some include extracts from Christian writings.
General note The author converted to Christianity in 1568 and changed his name to Giovanni Paolo Eustachio. He copied several other manuscripts in the Vatican Library (MSS Vat. ebr. 69, 70, 81, 85, 93, 101).
General note On ff. 1v-17r there are comments on the Book of Samuel, followed by some on Psalms (ff. 18r-38v) and Job (ff. 41r-43r). On ff. 119r-128v there are notes on אלפסי the Code by Isaac Alfasi and on Mishneh Torah by Moses b. Maimon. Ff. 91-92 and 93-94 were originally letters that were folded in order to write text on the blank sides. On ff. 93v-94r a letter in Italian by a different hand, ending: "Forlì, a li 20 di abrillo 1550" addressed to "fratello Domenicho Minzochio". On ff. 108v-109r an entry in Italian about the dowry of a girl from a wealthy Jewish family who was baptized in Forlì.

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Shelfmark Vat.ebr.272
AuthorEustachio, Giovanni Paolo, 1540-1570
Other author/nameAlfasi, Yitsḥaḳ ben Yaʿaḳov, 1013-1103‏
Other author/nameMosheh ben Maimon, 1135-1204