Pentateuch manuscript, 1700 - 1799

Vellum manuscript. Bound in original Oriental binding of boards, covered with leather stamped with various geometric designs and crosses.

From fol. 1 to 127 the writing is large and neat, in three columns, containing from 29 to 31 lines each, a few pages only apparently written in another hand. The divisions between verses are in red, as are also certain verses which stand at the beginning of sections for liturgical purposes. At the beginning of the books, the first ten lines across the page are written in alternate pairs in red and black ink. From fol. 128 to fol. 134 the writing is somewhat smaller and less meticulous, and contains 42 lines to the column. After these, the larger, original hand begins again and continues to 163. Fols. 164-169 are written in yet another hand, fine and neat, with 42 lines to the column. And from that to the end of the book the large hand is found again.