manuscript cultures 6

IntroductionI
by Irina Wandrey
The History of the Collection13
by Hans-Walter Stork

Tanach – Bible28

Codex Levy 19, Codex hebraicus 9, Codex in scrinio 154 , Codex hebraicus 181,
Codex Levy 5, Codex Levy 17, Lichtenstein 38, Codex Levy 6,
Codex orientalis 17c, Codex orientalis 19
by Hans-Walter Stork, Irina Wandrey, Ronny Vollandt

Perushim – Commentaries59

Codex hebraicus 32, Codex hebraicus 17, Codex hebraicus 53
by Gottfried Reeg, Irina Wandrey

Halacha and Haggada73

Codex hebraicus 18, Codex hebraicus 68, Codex hebraicus 19,
Codex hebraicus 228, Codex hebraicus 54, Codex hebraicus 21,
Codex Levy 73, Codex in scrinio 132
by Gottfried Reeg

Technical Analysis of Manuscripts106

Multispectral Imaging in the Realm of Hebrew Manuscript Studies
by Claire MacDonald, Boryana Pouvkova
Inks Used in Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts: a Typological Study
by Ira Rabin, Oliver Hahn, Marcello Binetti

Hebrew Binding Fragments132

Hebrew fragments in the covers of Codex theologicus 2057, Codex germanicus 6 and Codex hebraicus 11
by Andreas Lehnhardt

Literature and Daily Life144

Codex hebraicus 255, Codex hebraicus 144, Codex hebraicus 250,
Codex Levy 150, Codex Levy 146, Codex Levy 147, Codex hebraicus 120,
Codex Levy 129
by Bill Rebiger, Gottfried Reeg, Hans-Walter Stork,
Irina Wandrey

Siddurim and Mahzorim – Prayer Books170

Codex hebraicus 128, Codex Levy 37, Codex hebraicus 12,
Codex hebraicus 13, Codex Levy 25, Codex Levy 36, Codex hebraicus 89,
Codex hebraicus 239, Codex hebraicus 15, Codex hebraicus 37,
Codex Levy 52, Codex Levy 58
by Shlomo Bistritzky, Zsofia Buda, Gottfried Reeg,
Irina Wandrey, Falk Wiesemann

Haggadot and Megillot Ester – Pessach and Purim227

Codex hebraicus 155, Codex Levy 22, Codex Levy 31, Codex Levy 41,
Codex hebraicus 356, Codex hebraicus 345, Codex Levy 157,
Codex Levy 159, Codex Levy 160, Codex Levy 161, Codex Levy 156
by Shlomo Bistritzky, Hans-Walter Stork,
Irina Wandrey, Falk Wiesemann

Ketubbot and Mohel Books267

Codex Levy 170/I , Codex Levy 155/II, Codex Levy 45, Codex Levy 43
by Irina Wandrey, Falk Wiesemann

Kabbala and Magic281

Codex hebraicus 136, Codex hebraicus 156, Codex hebraicus 287,
Codex hebraicus 176, Codex Levy 59, Codex Levy 60, Codex Levy 61,
Codex Levy 45
by Bill Rebiger, Gottfried Reeg, Irina Wandrey

Philosophy309

Codex hebraicus 264, Codex Levy 115, Codex Levy 116, Codex Levy 112
by Florian Dunklau, Bill Rebiger, Gottfried Reeg

Mathematics und Medicine323

Codex hebraicus 71, Codex hebraicus 72, Codex Levy 113
by Irina Wandrey

Contributors334