English: Sefer ha-Middot (Orhot Zaddikim) is a medieval Hebrew ethical work by an anonymous author. This is the earliest extant manuscript of the book, completed by the scribe in 1430 (ק"ץ), and is currently held in the Manuscript Department of Warsaw University Library (ms. 258/11). The manuscript is unique in that it contains an abbreviated version the work (which we have called Sefer ha-Middot ha-Qazar or "the short" Sefer ha-Middot), plus an appendix which is a synopsis of the entire work. The appendix is entitled Simanei Sefer ha-Middot in the manuscript (it is missing in all other manuscripts). This manuscript is being utilized within the edition of Orhot Zaddikim at the Hebrew Wikisource. Please see here for the bibliographical record of this manuscript at the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts, National Library of Israel. Note that the final page of this file (p. 18) shows part of the calendrical lists which precede Sefer ha-Middot in this manuscript, i.e. it is really the first page.
A line-by-line typed transcription of this manuscript (with notes on the text) is available here. Please note that the parallel scan of the manuscript here (also available in Djvu format) is formatted for printing on A4 paper, but is missing some of the detail captured in this A3 scan.
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יצירה זו נמצאת בנחלת הכלל במדינת המקור ובמדינות אחרות בהם תקופת זכויות היוצרים היא משך חיי היוצר ו-100 שנה (או פחות) מפטירתו.
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it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days),
it was first published before 1 March 1989 without copyright notice or before 1964 without copyright renewal or before the source country established copyright relations with the United States,
it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).
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