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Facsimiles of Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library - Oxford, 1886 - Facsimiles of Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library illustrating the various forms of rabbinical characters. with transcriptions by Adolf Neubauer. Oxford 1886.Portfolio in a thick binding with 40 plates of facsimiles of Hebrew manuscripts of the Bodleian Library (the central research library of the Oxford University in England and one of the most ancient European libraries). Originally, to the 40 facsimile plates (here, 39 only), 40 additional plates were added (here, 38 only) on thinner paper with Hebrew transcriptions of the text and an English foreword by Adolf (Avraham) Neubauer (1831-1907), sublibrarian at the Bodleian Library, a Jewish, Austro-Hungarian Orientalist and bibliographer. Approx. 40X53 cm. In this copy, a plate and transription #33 and #35 are missing. Original binding with fabric laces. Stains. In some places, traces of compression by shoes. Tears along the edges of several leaves. Fold lines to some plates. Good-fair overall condition.