Illustrations from Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs)

Manuscript page with illustration of woman drawing water from a well as another individual stands behind her with a pitcher of water on head, and Hebrew text above.

A Woman Drawing Water from a Well

Sifre ‘evronot—manuals for calculating the Jewish calendar, including leap years and holidays—were a popular genre of Ashkenazic illustrated manuscripts in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries…

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Manuscript page with Hebrew text and illustration of person with hands clasped in left margin, and people eating at a table in bottom margin.

Haggadah

This Haggadah was created by Abraham Farissol in Ferrara, Italy, for his friend Joseph ben Mordecai Judah Norsa. It has twelve illustrations in ink, accented with watercolor. Pictured here (bottom) is…

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Painting of a piece of matzah featuring ancient Greek soldiers, shields, biblical figures, Greek statues, and scrolls, and buildings in the background.

History of Matzah: The Story of the Jews, Part I

The History of Matzah: The Story of the Jews, Part I, is part of a triptych series that employs text and three-dimensional elements in relief to chronicle Jewish history from Moses to the birth of the…

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Illustrations from Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs)

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