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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.