Manuscripts are encapsulated in melinex and then bound into volume or binders. Each fragment is assigned a shelf mark (e.g. T-S K5.13). The Taylor-Schechter (T-S) Collection consists of three parts, reflecting the different periods of sorting and organising the manuscripts over the course of the 20th century: the Old Series, the New Series (NS), and the Additional Series (AS).
Old Series
T-S A–K
T-S A1–45
Bible: with some Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, colophons, shorthand and phylacteries.
There is no T-S A23, T-S A27 or T-S A33.
T-S B1–20
Bible versions: trilingual, Targum, lectionaries and haftarot.
T-S C1–7
Midrash and Bible commentaries.
T-S D1
Massora.
T-S E1–4
Mishna and Tosefta.
T-S F1–17
Talmud: text and commentaries.
T-S G1–2
Responsa.
T-S H2–18
Liturgy.
There is no T-S H1 or T-S H9.
T-S J1–3
Documents and letters, bills and lists, historical letters, forms of documents, formularies.
T-S K1–27
Miscellaneous: 1. Magic; 2. Calendars; 3. Book lists; 5. Children's exercises; 6. Colophons; 7. Dictionaries and vocabularies; 8. Dirges; 9. Grammar; 10. Illuminated; 11. Jottings; 12. Kabbala; 14. Medicine; 15. Names and pedigrees; 16. Poetry; 17. Polemic; 18. Printed vellum; 19. Sa‘adya; 21–27. Miscellaneous.
There is no T-S K4, T-S K13 or T-S K20 (Yosippon).
Arabic Boxes (Arabic characters and Judaeo-Arabic)
T-S Ar.1–54
1a. Pentateuch; 1b. Prophets & Hagiographa; 1c. Psalms; 2. Calendars, accounts; 3. Writing exercises; 4. Lists & accounts; 5. Grammar; 6. Tales; 7. Documents; 8. Liturgy; 9. Massora; 10. Astronomy & astrology; 11. Medicine; 12. Philosophy; 13. Literature; 14. Polemic; 16. Midrash, aggada & homilies; 17. Midrash: 18[1]. Talmud etc.; 18[2]. Talmudic commentaries & halakha; 19. Letters & documents ; 20. Jottings & Islamic; 21–28. Bible: translations & commentary; 29. Calendars, maths & astronomy; 30. Documents, letters & history; 31–32. Grammars & lexicography; 33. Homilies; 34–35. Jottings & children's exercises; 36–37. Liturgies & poetry; 38–42. Islamic; 43–45. Philosophy, kabbala and medicine; 46. Religious tracts, homilies, aggada, Midrash, Bible history; 47–50. Talmudic & rabbinic; 51–54. Dr Hirschfeld's selections.
There is no T-S Ar.15.
Miscellaneous Boxes
T-S Misc.1–36
Mainly Bible, Talmudic and printed.
Loan 1–108 = Misc. 35; Loan 109–209 = Misc.36.; 1–7 = Bible; 17–19 and 30–34 contain printed material.
Oriental Boxes (acquired before Schechter's visit to Cairo)
Or.1080
1–15 Miscellaneous;
Or.1081
1–2 Miscellaneous;
Or.1080 ABC
A1–45 Bible; B1–20 Versions & haftarot; C1–6 Bible commentaries;
Or. 1080 J
Mainly Judaeo-Arabic documents.
Or.1081 ABCD (with Or.1081.2 folder)
Bible: text, versions, commentaries & massora;
Or.1081 J
Judaeo-Arabic documents.
Glass
Fragments of miscellaneous content (mainly documents, letters, liturgies, poetry and responsa) originally conserved between glass.
T-S 6H9–21
Piyyut fragments on papyrus.
T-S 8.1–285
T-S 12.1–874
T-S 16.1–389
T-S 20.1–188
T-S 24.1–81
T-S 28.1–26
T-S 32.1–10
Bound Volumes ("Hebrew")
The capital letters refer to the genre divisions given in T-S A-K above.
T-S 6F1–2
T-S 6H1–8
T-S 6J1–12
T-S 6K1–3
T-S 8C1
T-S 8D1
T-S 8F1–3
T-S 8G1–7
T-S 8H1–24
T-S 8J1–41
T-S 8K 1–23
T-S 10C1–3
T-S 10F1–4
T-S 10G1–5
T-S 10H1–11
T-S 10J1–32
T-S 10K1–22
T-S 13C1
T-S 13D1
T-S 13F1–2
T-S 13G1–3
T-S 13H1–4
T-S 13J1–37
T-S 13K1–7
T-S 18A1
(unbound in 2010)
T-S 18F1
T-S 18H1–2
T-S 18J1–5
T-S 18K1
Bound Volumes ("Arabic")
T-S 6Fa1
T-S 6Ja1–3
T-S 6Ka1
T-S 8Ca1
T-S 8Fa1–3
T-S 8Ja1–2
T-S 8Ka2–10
T-S 10Fa1–3
T-S 10Ka1–5
T-S 13Fa1–2
T-S 13Ja1
T-S 13Ka1
New Series
T-S NS 1–199
1–6. Bible scrolls; 7–10. Exodus; 11–15. Leviticus; 16–17. Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ezekiel; 18–24. Numbers; 25–30. Printed; 31. Documents, Judaeo-Arabic; 32. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 33. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 34. Unidentified 35. Liturgy & poetry; 36. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 37. Unidentified; 38. Bible: Arabic version, commentaries, and unidentified; 38a. Poetry & liturgy 39–42. Bible (vellum); 43. I Samuel; 44. II Samuel; 45. Judges; 46. Joshua; 47–48. Kings; 49–57. Bible; 58–63. Jeremiah, Minor Prophets; 64–68. Deuteronomy; 69. Liturgy; 70. Children's exercises; 71. Liturgy & poetry; 72–78 Genesis; 79. Printed; 80–82. Bible (vellum); 83. Documents, Judaeo-Arabic; 84. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 85–86. Printed; 87–88. Bible; 89. Liturgy & Poetry; 90. Medicine & science, Judaeo-Arabic; 91. Philosophy, Judaeo-Arabic; 92–93. Liturgy & poetry; 96. Poetry; 97. Liturgy & poetry; 98. Calendars; 99. Documents, Judaeo-Arabic; 100. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 101. Liturgy (vellum & paper); 102–103. Liturgy (paper); 104. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 105. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 106. Bible (paper); 107–160. Liturgy; 161. Bible; 162. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 163–164. Arabic: Arabic characters; 165. Printed; 166. Printed, incunabula; 167. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 168. Philosophy, Judaeo-Arabic; 169–171. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 172. Miscellaneous (Henriques Collection); 173–174. Bible; 175–181. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 182. Bible versions & commentaries; 183–184. Bible; 185. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 186. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 187. Philosophy, Judaeo-Arabic; 188–189. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 190. Unidentified; 191–192. Printed; 193–194. Poetry; 195–197. Common Prayers; 198–199. Poetry.
T-S NS 200–299
200. Poetry (vellum); 201–207. Poetry; 208. Poetry (vellum); 209. Poetry; 210–211. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 212–214. Printed; 215-220. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 221. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 222. Medicine & science, Judaeo-Arabic; 223. Philosophy, Judaeo-Arabic; 224. Miscellaneous, Judaeo-Arabic; 225–226. Documents, Judaeo-Arabic; 227. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 228. Unidentified; 229–230. Common Prayers; 231–232. Poetry; 233. Poetry (vellum); 234–239. Poetry; 240. Poetry (vellum); 241–45. Poetry; 246. Miscellaneous; 247. Biblical and non-biblical Hebrew texts with Babylonian vocalisation; 248. Pentateuch with non-standard vocalisation; 249. Various texts with Palestinian vocalisation; 250. Prophets, Joshua, Judges, Minor Prophets, with non-standard vocalisation; 251. Bible, with non-standard vocalisation; 252–254. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 255. Bible: versions & commentaries; 256. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 257. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 258. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 259. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 260–261. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 262. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 263. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 264. Documents, Judaeo-Arabic; 265. Liturgy; 266–270. Printed; 271. Common Prayers; 272. Common Prayers (vellum); 273–278. Liturgy & poetry; 279–284. Bible; 285. Bible: Arabic translations & commentaries; 286. Bible and Targum; 287. Massora; 288. Talmud and midrash; 289. Liturgy; 290. Bible (paper & vellum); 291. Talmud and midrash; 292. Documents; 293. Bible: Arabic translations & commentaries; 294–296. Printed; 297. Arabic; 298. Miscellaneous; 299. Liturgy.
T-S NS 300–342
300. Poetry; 301. Grammar; 302. Lexicography; 303. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 304. Documents; 305–306. Arabic; 307. Philosophy and kabbala; 308–313. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 314. Philosophy, Judaeo-Arabic; 315. Liturgy; 316. Printed; 317. Talmud, midrash & halakha; 318. Bible: Arabic version & commentaries; 319. Bible (vellum and paper); 320–321. Documents, Judaeo-Arabic; 322. Amulets and magic; 323–324. Documents, Judeao-Arabic. 325–326. Liturgy; 327. Arabic characters; 328. Liturgy (vellum); 329. Mishna, Talmud, Alfasi, Maimonides; 330–331. Printed Fragments; 332. Printed; 333. Bible (vellum); 334–335. Bible (paper); 336. Rabbinics; 337. Poetry & prayers; 338. Documents; 339. Judaeo-Arabic; 340. Arabic; 341. Grammar & Bible translation; 342. Miscellaneous.
T-S NS J
1–629. Documents, Judaeo-Arabic, Hebrew & Aramaic. (Formerly T-S NS 94 and 95.)
Additional Series
T-S AS
1–31. Bible (vellum); 32–38. Bible (scrolls); 39–61. Bible (paper); 62. Texts with Babylonian vocalisation; 63. Texts with Palestinian vocalisation; 64–68. Texts with non-standard vocalisation systems; 69–72. Bible translations; 73. Bible commentaries; 74. Midrash & aggada; 75–80. Talmud; 81. Talmud (vocalised); 82–95. Rabbinica; 96. Rabbinica (vocalised); 97–99. Maimonides (Mishneh Torah); 100–110. Common Prayers; 111–138. Liturgical and secular poetry & literary prose; 139–141. Grammar, massora & lexicography; 142–143. Magic, kabbala & philosophy; 144. Scientific works; 145–153. Documents & letters; 154–175. Judaeo-Arabic texts; 176–184. Arabic; 185–188. Jottings; 189–198. Printed; 199–225. Miscellaneous & unidentified.
Some statistics for the Collection
Number of binders in Cambridge Genizah collections (excluding items in the CUL Add. series
Old Classification |
Classmark |
Housing |
Number |
| Boxes A-K | T-S A-K | Ring binders | 225 |
| Bound volumes | T-S 6F-18K | Book format | 291+ |
| Arabic | T-S Ar. | Ring binders | 165 |
| Miscellaneous | T-S Misc. | Ring binders | 102 |
| Glass | T-S 8-32 | Box binders & large flat binders | 20 |
| New Series | T-S NS | Large flat binders | 320 |
| Additional Series | T-S AS | Ring binders | 346 |
| Oriental | Or.1080, 1081 | Ring binders | 225 |
Total |
1503 (+) |
Number of classmarks and fragments
Collection name |
No. of shelfmarks |
No. of folios |
No. of bifolios |
| T-S Boxes | 10302 | 8836 | 6752 |
| T-S Glass | 1830 | 1750 | 99 |
| T-S Misc. | 4537 | 5433 | 2227 |
| T-S NS | 40095 | 33061 | 12066 |
| T-S AS | 67883 | 99192 | 5088 |
| Add. | 111 | 498 | 92 |
| T-S Bound | 3462 | 5047 | 4 |
| T-S Ar. | 8028 | 5944 | 4220 |
| Or. | 25 | 42 | 18 |
| Or.1080 | 636 | 851 | 480 |
| Or.1080 A | 128 | 83 | 215 |
| Or.1080 B | 16 | 39 | 12 |
| Or.1080 C | 15 | 9 | 16 |
| Or.1080 J | 297 | 299 | 67 |
| Or.1080 K | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Or.1081 | 202 | 187 | 126 |
| Or.1081 A | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Or.1081 B | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Or.1081 D | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Or.1081 J | 72 | 75 | 1 |
| Or.1081 K | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Total |
137653 | 161360 | 31488 |
Lewis-Gibson Collection
This Collection, formerly the Westminster College, Cambridge, Collection is now jointly owned by Cambridge University Library and the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford. The following manuscripts are currently in Cambridge University Library:
L-G Bible
L-G Bible 2, 1-107; L-G Bible 4, 1-67; L-G Bible 6, 1-89
L-G Talmud
L-G Talmud 1, 1-113;
L-G Arabic
L-G Arabic 1, 1-152; L-G Arabic 2, 1-178;
L-G Misc.
L-G Misc. 1-130
L-G Glass
L-G Glass 1-43
L-G Add.
L-G Add. 1-3
The following manuscripts are currently in the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford:
L-G Bible
L-G Bible 1, 1-96; L-G Bible 3, 1-97; L-G Bible 5, 1-56; L-G Bible 7, 1-46
L-G Talmud
L-G Talmud 2, 1-126
L-G Liturgy
L-G Liturgy 1, 1-185; L-G Liturgy 2, 1-172; L-G Liturgy 3, 1-101
Inventory
Further information can be found in the complete (as of 2006) inventory of the Cambridge Genizah, carried out in cooperation with the Friedberg Genizah Project in preparation for the digitisation of the fragments. The inventory (in ODS format) can be downloaded from Cambridge's insitutional repository. The link is: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.45739