A Tent for the Sun : Hebrew Poetry from Early Medieval Spain (MS M.1256)
Red leather with gilt stamping, by Biruta Auna.
Gift of Joshua W. Sommer and Sheilaugh R. Sebastian and Jerome Behar and Leslie Fried Behar on the occasion of the Morgan's centennial, 2025.
i + 21 + i leaves : vellum ; 215 x 79 mm
Commissioned by Joshua W. Sommer and Leslie Fried Behar in 2024.
A collection of Hebrew poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain (ca. 950-1492).
Includes 6 poems and 5 epigrams.
Authors of the poetry include Yehuda Halevi (ca. 1075-1141), Shmu'el HaNagid (993-1056), Shelomo Ibn Gabirol (ca. 1021-1058), Josef Ibn Avitor (ca. 949-1024), and Dunash Ben Labrat (ca. 925).
Title from title page.
Scribe: Izzy Pludwinski.
Decoration: 22 large and 22 small illuminations plus numerous gilt and decorated incipits.
Artist: Barbara Wolff.
The manuscript joins four others by Barbara Wolff in the Morgan's collections.
Paper endleaves.