Nathan ben Samson of Meseritsch (scribe and artist), Psalms
Nathan ben Samson of Meseritsch
1728
Image
This elaborately decorated title page is from a book of Psalms created by the scribe Nathan ben Samson in Gross Meseritsch, Moravia (today Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic). On the left is Aaron in his priestly garments, holding a censer, and on the right is Moses, holding the tablets of the law and a staff.
Credits
The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Ms. Heb. 987=8.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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