Text in 2 columns.

Title inferred from decorated initial word panels: the word ha-Raḳiʻa set within an ornamented border is centered between the columns toward the top of the page at the beginning of each section

Each section commences with: "ha-Raḳiʻa," and cites a relevant verse and/or rabbinic text

המחבר יסד את חיבורו על מאמרי אגדה קוסמולוגיים מהבבלי, כשהוא ציטט מהירושלמי, מדרשים, והזהר, וכן הוא ציין לארבנאל, גר"א מווילנא וספורנו )ע' 085(; מהרי"א )975(; בעל ח"ד והנתיבות ))775(; הגהות מהר"י עמדין )575(; עץ חיים, שער העגולים )665(

המחבר כן מפתח ידיעות המבוססות על חכמת האסטרונומיה והכימיה

Many of the commentaries appear to be revisions of others in this set

Original ledger pagination: vol. 1 has 600 p.; v.2 has [700]; vol. 3 has 1000 [i.e. 994] p. (see following note)

Mostly blank pages: vol. 1 contains text on p. 570, 568, 566, 562, 560-559, 552; vol. 2 contains text on p. 700-699, 600-599, 580-575, 570-561, 546-544 (text flows from fight to left, against the pagination); vol. 3 contains text on p. 981-992 and loose pages of text paginated 575-580, 583-[586, 593]-594 (p. 586 pasted onto p. 593) have been laid in before p. 981 (the loose pages have evidently been removed from vol. 2 - cf. following note)

Copy imperfect: vol. 2, p. 539-542, 547-560, 571-574, 581-598, 601-698 wanting; after p. 700, p. 699-700 follow a stub

Black ink.

Shelfmark: New York, The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary, MS 10431.

Digitization funded by The National Library of Israel.

Hebrew and Aramaic: Ashkenazic modern cursive hand.