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BL Or 9880 · Second Gaster Bible

11th–12th c. · British Library, London

• Fragment

A bound collection of late-11th- to early-12th-century Hebrew Bible fragments (37 folios written in three columns of twenty-three ruled lines) in Oriental square hand, with Masorah magna and parva. Originally Cod. G. 150 in the collection of the rabbi and scholar Moses Gaster (1856–1939); acquired by the British Museum from him on 12 April 1924. Imagery published openly via the OPenn portal at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.

Place of origin

Eastern Mediterranean (Oriental)

Provenance

Oriental → Moses Gaster (Cod. G. 150) → British Museum (1924)

Holding institution

British Library, London

Image attribution

British Library, London (Or 9880). Public Domain Mark. Imagery via OPenn / University of Pennsylvania Libraries.