Creator Bio
Hijman (Ḥayim ben Mordecai), Marcus, and Anthonie Binger
Hijman, 1756–1830; Marcus and Anthonie, 18th–19th Centuries
Born in Amsterdam in the mid-eighteenth century, Hijman Binger worked initially as a bookkeeper, and then in a clothing rental business. He is known for a prayer book that he compiled and illustrated after his retirement with his two sons, Marcus and Anthonie, about whom nothing else is known.
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Illustrated Daily Prayer Book
Following his retirement, Hijman Binger created a daily prayer book, drawing its texts from well-known sources and illustrating the manuscript with the help of his children. Completed in 1820, the…