The Order of Circumcision Prayers

Uri Fayvesh Segal

1750

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Facing-page manuscript with Hebrew text on right-hand page and illustration of figures wearing hats and robes under Hebrew text on left-hand page.

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Facing-page manuscript with Hebrew text on right-hand page and illustration on left-hand page of man holding wine glass next to wine barrels under Hebrew text.

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Uri Fayvesh Segal

18th Century

The eighteenth-century scribe and illustrator Uri Fayvesh ben Isaac Segal was a significant member of the Hamburg-Altona school of illustrated manuscript production. Seven manuscripts signed by Uri Fayvesh Segal are known, and five further unsigned manuscripts are attributed to him.

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Hebrew

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Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)

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Print & book culture

Prayer & Liturgy

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Circumcision

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The Order of Circumcision Prayers

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