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Service book (Jewish): Haggadah

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0103 MS MOCATTA 1

Held at: University College London

Title: Service book (Jewish): Haggadah

Date(s): [Early 14th century]

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume containing 58 folios

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

This Haggadah is possibly of Castilian origin.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript Haggadah [early 14th century], for Passover Eve: Jewish order of service for domestic use.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Hebrew. Spanish hand. Square characters of various sizes.

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Physical characteristics:

Ink, gouache and silver leaf on vellum. Illuminated. Decoration is not unified, encompassing various types of Hebrew manuscript decoration of c1300, probably due to the use of several models of differing origins. Includes 'zoomorphic' stylised letters, and a single illustration (f 43r).

Finding aids:

Reginald Arthur Rye, Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts forming the library of F D Mocatta (Harrison & Sons, London, 1904).

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Formerly held with other Jewish collections in the Mocatta Library of University College London.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Transferred from the Mocatta Library (subsequently the Jewish Studies Library) of University College London.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

University College London Special Collections also holds various other service books (Ref: MS MOCATTA 3-4, 7-9, 12, 23, 25, 35).

Publication note:

Convivencia: Jews, Muslims and Christians in Medieval Spain, ed V Mann, T Glick and J Dodds (New York, 1992), p 192, gives a more detailed description of the Haggadah and includes an illustration of the manuscript.

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Source: Convivencia: Jews, Muslims and Christians in Medieval Spain, ed V Mann, T Glick and J Dodds (New York, 1992), p 192. Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.