Scroll of the Pentateuch.
In Hebrew.
9th-10th cent.
Leather.
From the First Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1863.
Evr. I A 1.
Last Prophets.
In Hebrew.
916.
225 fols. Parchment.
From the First Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1863.
Evr. I В 3.
Pentateuch.
In Hebrew.
929. Scribe Shlomo ben Buya'a. Vokalizator and Masoret Ephraim ben Buya'a. Customers Avraham and Salih bnej Maimon.
491 fols. Parchment.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II В 17, fol. 185v.
Illuminated frontispiece depicting the utensils used in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple in Jerusalem.
From the Pentateuch of 929.
Evr. II В 17, fol. IV.
Bible (Tanakh). Leningrad Codex (the oldest complete dated manuscript of the Hebrew Bible).
In Hebrew.
1008–1010, Cairo. Scribe Samuel ben Jacob. Customer Mevorah ben Joseph.
491 fols. Parchment.
From the First Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1863.
Evr. I В 19 A, fol. 102.
Final Masora (Masoretic notes).
Illuminated pages from the Bible of 1008–1010.
Evr. I В 19 А, fols. 489v. -490
Final Masora (Masoretic notes). Fragment of the Bible.
In Hebrew.
1087–1089. (?) Scribe Isaac ben Samuel.
1 fols. Parchment.
From the First Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1862.
Evr. I Bibl. 111, fols. 1v.
Final Masora (Masoretic notes). Fragment of the Bible.
In Hebrew.
11 cent. Customer Mevorah ben Tzedek ben Jonah ben Shelah.
6 fols. Parchment.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II В 262, fol. 3.
Final Masora (Masoretic notes). Fragment of the Pentateuch.
An illuminated sheet supposedly shows the Tabernacle of Moses; in another version - its plan.
In Hebrew.
11 cent.
12 fols. Parchment.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II В 49, fol. 2v.
Pentateuch with the Arabic translation by Saadia Gaon.
In Hebrew and Arabic.
Early 11th cent. Egypt.
529 fols. Paper.
Scribe Samuel ben Jacob. Customer Solomon ben Abraham.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II С 1/1, fols. 1 and 2.
Prophets and Masoretic Notes.
In Hebrew.
1122. Alexandria (Egypt). Scribe and vokalizator the Masoret Joseph ben Jakov ha-Sofer.
315 fols. Paper.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II C 144, fols. 306 and 291v.
Pentateuch.
In Hebrew.
13th–14th cent. North Africa and Spain.
98 fols. Parchment.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II В 101, fols. 95v. and 98.
Last Prophets. Final Masora (Masoretic notes).
In Hebrew.
About 1260. Spain (Toledo?).
232 fols. Parchment.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II В 53, fols. IIIv. –IV.
Pentateuch.
Hebrew text written in Arabic characters.
1430. Egypt (?)
Paper.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Arab.-evr. 1, fols. 1v.–2.
Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos.
In Hebrew and Aramaic.
14th cent. France or Germany.
200 fols. Parchment.
From the First Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1863.
Evr. I В 2, 230v.–231.
Moses Maimonides. Mishneh Torah ("Repetition of the Law").
In Hebrew.
Late 14th cent. Italy.
95 fols. Parchment.
From the First Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1863.
Evr. I C. 8.
Siddur (a prayer book).
In Hebrew.
1480. Germany.
198 fols. Parchment.
From the library of the Hermitage. Acquired in 1861.
Evr. n. s. 1, fols. 63v. –64.
Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Canon of Medicine.
Arabic text written in Hebrew characters.
1420. South Italy.
173 fols. Paper.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr.-arab. I 1311, fols. 36v.–37.
Jacob Qirqisani. Book of Lights and Watchtowers. Fragment.
Arabic text written in Hebrew characters.
1006. Egypt (?)
81 fols. Paper.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr.-arab. I 4520, fols. 78v.–79.
Saadia Gaon. Book of Beliefs and Opinions.
Arabic text written in Hebrew characters.
12th cent. (?)
132 fols. Parchment.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr.-arab. I 127, fols. 75v.–76.
Book of Midrashim and a copy of the letter from the king of the Khazars Joseph to Hasdai ibn Shaprut, a Jewish dignitary in the court of the Caliph in Cordova.
In Hebrew.
13 cent. Egypt (?).
26 fols. Paper.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II A. 157/1, 22v.–24 (p. 44–45).
Judah Halevi. Diwan (a collection of poetry).
In Hebrew.
12th-13th cent. Spain (?).
56 fols. Paper.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II A 43, fols. 32v.–33.
Moses ben Abraham Dari. Diwan (a collection of poetry).
In Hebrew.
14th–15 cent.
138 fols. Paper.
From the First Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1862.
Evr. I 802, fols. 43v.–44.
Book of selected poems by Karaite poets from 9th to 11th cent.
In Hebrew
18th cent.
278 fols. Paper.
From the collection of Constantine Tischendorf. Acquired in 1858.
Evr. n. s. 53, fols. 138v. –139.
Marriage contract (ketubba) between Jacob ben Nathan and Durra bat Kisan.
In Aramaic.
1065. Cairo.
1 fols. Parchment.
From the collection of Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin). Acquired in 1899.
Ant. В 460.
Load letter.
In Aramaic and Arabic.
1070. Cairo.
1 fols. Parchment.
From the collection of Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin). Acquired in 1899.
Ant. В 349.
Marriage contract (ketubba) between Abraham ben Mordechai ha Gabira with Marat-Fumiya bat Elijah Fawqa ha Gabira.
In Aramaic.
1719. Chufut-Kale, the Crimea.
1 fol. Paper.
From the Second Firkovich Collection. Acquired in 1876.
Evr. II K 27.
Jude Lazar Crone of Jelgava. Poem on the coronation day of Nicholas I.
In Hebrew and German.
1826.
21 fols. Paper.
From the library of the Hermitage. Acquired in 1861.
Evr. n. s. 14, fols. 1v. –2.
Scroll of the Pentateuch.
In Hebrew.
1888, Yelisavetgrad.
34 сстава. Parchment. A blue velvet case, a silver board lid with the dedication to Alexander III in gold letters.
From Alexander III. Acquired in 1888.
Evr. н.с. 76
Gunzbourg D., Stassoff V. Ornamentation des anciens manuscrits hébreux de la Bibliothèque impériale publique de St-Petersbourg. SPb., 1886.
Title page made by Ivan Ropet.
