January 2005
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Sefarad
The importance of Biblical Hebrew manuscripts preserved in Spanish libraries is well known. Some of them, for example, were used in the edition of celebrated Polyglote Bibles, such as the Complutensian or Antwerp Bible. Despite the apparent similarity of the Masorah of most significant Spanish manuscripts, the style and the information they provide show some differences. In the present article I have selected some important Spanish manuscripts, and studied the notes in the Masorah of the Pentateuch referring to the so-called Model Codices.