Braginsky Collection

The collection of the Swiss collector René Braginsky is generally considered to be the largest private collection of Hebrew manuscripts in the world. It also contains a fair number of fine early printed books. The collection does not only contain codices, but also several hundreds illuminated marriage contracts and Esther scrolls.<ref name=Rothstein>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/arts/design/26braginsky.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Braginsky&st=cse] Adding the Personal to the Purely Sacred, Edward Rothstein, June 25, 2010, New York Times.</ref>

The oldest manuscript in the collection is the 1288 legal code of rabbinic scholar Moses of Coucy.<ref name=Cole>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703303904575292901125007986] An Illuminating Journey Through Seven Centuries, Diana Cole, June 11, 2010, Wall Street Journal.</ref>

The collection has been exhibited at the Jewish Museum of Switzerland (2003-2004), at the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana, the Judaica and Hebraica Special Collections Division of the University of Amsterdam, (2009–2010), at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York (2010), the Israel Museum in Jerusalem<ref name=Rothstein/> (2010–2011), at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich (2011–2012) and at the Jewish Museum in Berlin (2014).

==Books==

* ''A Journey through Jewish Worlds: Highlights from the Braginsky Collection of Hebrew Manuscripts and Printed Books,'' Evelyn M. Cohen, Emile Schrijver, Sharon Mintz, Waanders Publishers, 2010. * ''Schöne Seiten: Jüdische Schriftkultur aus der Braginsky Collection'', Emile Schrijver, Falk Wiesemann, Scheidegger & Spiess, 2011.

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==External links== * [http://www.braginskycollection.com/ Braginsky Collection website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130628202440/http://braginskycollection.ch/ German Braginsky Collection website] * [http://www.ardonbarhama.com/ Ardon Bar-Hama's website] * [http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/search/?iCurrentPage=1&sQueryString=&sSearchField=fullText&sSortField=score&aSelectedFacets%5Bcollection_facet%5D%5B%5D=Z%C3%BCrich%2C+Braginsky+Collection e-codices Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland]

Category:Jewish manuscripts