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The North French Miscellany Facsimile, London 2003. - An elaborate facsimile of The North French Miscellany, produced by Facsimile-Editions, London 2003. With accompanying companion volume, slipcased.  The manuscript’s 1,494 pages includes the Pentateuch (Torah) and Haftarot (readings from the Prophets), Song of Songs and several other biblical texts; the daily, Sabbath and festival prayers, including those for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur; the Passover Haggadah; Grace after Meals; Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers); assorted legal codes and formulae for agreements concerning marriage, divorce and business partnerships; an arithmetical riddle; laws governing Tefilin and Ritual Slaughter; an abundance of other texts including the Mezuzah; the earliest extant copy of the Hebrew version of the Book of Tobit; a wide range of medieval poetry and the earliest known copy of Isaac de Corbeil’s Sefer Mitsvot Katan, which was composed in 1277.The texts were copied by Benjamin the Scribe who signed his name a number of times, yet left no other information about himself. For more information regarding this facsimile, see here: https://facsimile-editions.com/nf/ Elaborate facsimile, in a gilt-decorated leather binding; with accompanying commentary volume (in English), bound in a parchment binding, both placed in matching slipcases. Facsimile: [746] leaves. Gilt edges. Commentary volume: 336 pages. Volumes: approx. 16 cm. Slipcases: 18 cm. Good condition.