Mayse-bukh (Book of Stories)

Deed of Mediation between Husband and Wife

With the Almighty’s assistance.It having been the case that the esteemed and exalted R. Joseph Fico, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, has been perpetually quarreling with his esteemed wife, Mrs…

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Manuscript page with Hebrew text, decorative motifs in margins, illustration of jaguar on top of page, and illustration of lion under tree on bottom.

Maḥzor

This maḥzor (holiday prayer book), containing the Jewish prayers according to the Italian rite, was written by the scribe Eliezer ben Abraham of Pisa, for Yema, the widow of Moses of Modena (referred…

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Drawing with line down center separating two nude figures among flowers.

Adam and Eve

David Yakerson’s Adam and Eve dates from a time before his turn to the much more abstract style of suprematism. In this illustration, Adam and Eve blend in with other decorative elements in a…

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Mayse-bukh (Book of Stories)

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