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Esther Scroll
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The book of Esther (also known as the Scroll [megillah] of Esther) is read out loud on the holiday of Purim. This example of a scroll from Venice has Hebrew text framed by arcades and borders…

Contributor:

Aryeh Leyb ben Daniel, Francesco Griselini

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1746

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Ritual & observance, Art

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Literature
Page of printed Hebrew text surrounded by arches and decorative flowers and foliage, and town scenes in bottom register.
Maḥzor
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This maḥzor (holiday prayer book), containing the Jewish prayers according to the Italian rite, was written by the scribe Eliezer ben Abraham of Pisa, for Yema, the widow of Moses of Modena (referred…

Contributor:

Eliezer ben Abraham of Pisa

Places:

Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Modena, Italy)

Date:

1531

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Prayer, Art, Writing

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Religion & Theology, Literature
Manuscript page with Hebrew text, decorative motifs in margins, illustration of jaguar on top of page, and illustration of lion under tree on bottom.