Lot 11
Large Collection of Ancient Parchment Leaves
Large collection of parchment leaves. Includes especially ancient leaves [13th-14th? century].
Leaves from Taj Yemenite books from various periods, some very ancient. Includes pamphlets and passages from various books of the Bible, with upper vowelization. Listings of the Massorah added in the margins of some leaves. * Leaves from a Bible manuscript (sections from the Book of Ecclesiastes and the Book of Proverbs), written in two columns and ornamented with micrography in geometrical patterns. [Spain?]. * Six leaves from a Bible manuscript (sections of the Book of Leviticus and the Book of Numbers), written on two columns. Includes listings of the Massorah in the lower margins. [Spain?]. * Folded leaf of “Machbarot HaTijan” [Yemen], with graphic ornamentation of verses from the Book of Psalms.
