Lot 144:

Ancient Sephardic Sefer Torah, which was preserved in a very good condition from Parashas Vayikra...

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Ancient Sephardic Sefer Torah, which was preserved in a very good condition from Parashas Vayikra and onward. Apparently Italy or Spain, The 1400s.

Ancient Sefer Torah, from the beginning of Sefer Vayikra, Sephardic script typical of the period preceding the late 15th century. Written by an expert scribe on Gvil that is tanned in early Sephardic style. Italy or Spain, apparently before the expulsion of Jews from Spain.

139 columns, 42 lines per column. Width of column: approx. 14 cm. on average. Height of sheets: approx. 58 cm. Height of columns: approx. 41 cm. Written by an expert scribe so it is rare finding correction of scribal errors.

The Gvil and the script:

1. All these sheets, from the beginning of Sefer Vayikra to the end of the Sefer, are original.

2. The Gvil is tanned with galls, typical of early Sephardic leather tanning.

3. The original stitching is similar to the one done in Italy (and exists also in Ashkenaz – and maybe in Spain?) until the 16th century: a dense external stitch that surrounds the edges of the two sheets like a spiral. At a later time, the original stitch unraveled and became a regular stitch going up and down.

4. Each Sefer begins at the top of the column.

5. In accordance with the Sephard tradition of Chaserot and Yeterot.

6. The stops of the Parashiyos are like the Rambam’s method.

7. The Hefsekei Parashiyos are In accordance with the Sephard tradition (except for a correction at the end of Parashas Vayelech. The erasure and correction of Parashas Shmini are apparent;y not a Tikkun Parasha).

8. Ancient Sephardic script typical of the period preceding the late 15th century (see Hebrew catalog text for details).

Additional features:

1. Without Vavei Amudim.

2. The custom of writing the top of the columns with the letters בי"ה שמ"ו matches the Sephardic custom.

3. Shiras Ha’azinu is in 67 lines, as the old version in the Rambam and as appears in ancient Sifrei Torah.

4. There is no additional; Parasha in ‘כל חלב’.

5. The letter א of ויקרא and מוקדה are small but the י of פינחס is not small, as appearing in ancient Sifrei Torah.

6. רבתי וזעירא letters are scarce.

7. The word אשדת of Parashas Vezos Haberacha looks like it was originally written as two words.

8. An erasure of the נוני"ן before and after the Parasha of ‘ויהי בנסע הארן’, apparently from the time of writing.

9. There is no letter ח with חטוטרת דר"ת, even in Parashas Shema Yisroel.

10. The Tagin of the letters בד"ק חי"ה are usually at the left edge of the letter.

Without the books of Bereshis and Shemos. These sheets are in very good condition.

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