Città del Vaticano Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana Ebr. 100: Difference between revisions

Epstein (p. 354) notes: 'Vat. is a remarkable MS. Even though it clearly belongs to Group A, it differs from other members of that group in the order of stories, and, like H.M. and Bud. (and Group B ), lacks the story Gibbosi. Its chief distinction is its overall embellishment and inflation of text. In the story Avis, the cuckold realizes his error in killing the bird. (In this respect, Vat. resembles Auchinleck, the oldest ME Seven Sages of Rome MS.) In the story Turtures, the surviving male dove is so sad that it dies, too. In the story Balneator, the bathkeeper's wife goes back to the palace with the prince and bears him children. In any case Vat. is, from a literary standpoint, the most interesting MS of Mishle Sendebar. Throughout, there is an expansion of dialogue; an (often successful) attempt at motivation, a heightening of color, and a surprising sophistication in exposition. Vat. deserves its own translation.'

Authorship & Production

Place of Production

Byzantium

Date of Production

1450 - 1500

Source of Date of Production

Epstein (1967), Richler (2008)

Physical Description

Material

Paper

Total pages / folios

189

Height

147

Width

102

Illustrations

No

Contents & Additional Texts

Other texts in the Manuscript

This codex is in two volumes. See Richler's catalogue p. 67 (below) for more details.

I.

Ff. 1v–156v:[ברית החדשה. השליחים] New Testament (Four Gospels). Matthew, divided into 54 chapters (ff. 1v–46v), Mark, divided into 16 chapters (ff. 47r–73v), Luke, divided into 25 chapters (ff. 74r–117v) and John divided into 21 chapters (ff. 117v–153r).

II.

Ff. 157v–158r: [מעשה אשמדאי] Ma5aseh Ashmedai. Midrash on the demon Asmodeus.

Ff. 158r–189v: משלי המלך סנדבר Tales of Sendebar.

Catalogues & Research Literature

Catalogue

https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001132580205171/NLI, Richler, Hebrew Manuscripts in the Vatican Library: Catalogue (2008)

Modern Research Literature

Epstein (1967)

Embedded Stories in This Manuscript

Has Short Title	Has Sequence Number	Has Narrator	Has Name Variation
Leo	1
Avis – The Bird	2
Lavator	3
Turtures	4
Canicula – The Weeping Dog	5
Simia	6
Panes	7
Zuchara	8
Striga and Fons – The Witch and the Fountain	9
Canis – The Faithful Dog	10
Pallium	11
Aper – The Boar and the Fruit	12
Balneator	13
Gladius – The Drawn Sword	14
Absalom Rebellus – The Rebellion of Absalom	15
Absalom Mortuus – The Death of Absalom	16
Nomina	17
Iuvenis Femina	18
Senex Caecus	19

Research Material

Has Research Material Title	Has Research Material Link	Has Research Material Description

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