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Nathan ben Samson of Meseritsch (scribe and artist), Psalms
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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…

Contributor:

Nathan ben Samson of Meseritsch

Places:

Gross Meseritsch, Holy Roman Empire (Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic)

Date:

1728

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Bible, Artists, Art

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Printed page with Hebrew and Yiddish text in center flanked by two figures with decorative borders at top and bottom, and text wrapping around margins of page.
Haggadah
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This Haggadah was commissioned by Nathan ben Isaac Oppenheim of Vienna, a member of a prominent family of Court Jews. Its title page features a miniature of the sacrifice of Isaac being prevented by…

Contributor:

Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna

Places:

Polná, Holy Roman Empire (Polná, Czech Republic)

Date:

1719

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Ritual & observance, Haggadah, Passover, Food and drink

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Prayer & Liturgy
Manuscript page with Hebrew text surrounded by illustrations of lions and man with sword at top, rulers on either side of text in the middle, and people seated at dining table at bottom of page.