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This siddur from Greece contains the prayers of the Romaniote (Greek-speaking Jewish) community of the eastern Mediterranean. It is open at a piyyut (liturgical poem) called “God’s Beloved Daughter,”…

Contributor:

Joseph ben Ḥayim de Vitali

Places:

Ottoman Empire (Aitoloakarnania, Greece)

Date:

1528

Subjects:

Print, Prayer & liturgy, Writing, Illuminated manuscripts

Categories:

Prayer & Liturgy
Facing-page manuscript with Hebrew text on left-hand page and image of archway with decorative border on right-hand page.
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This prayer book for the Rosh Hashanah festival from Crete is elaborately decorated inside with drawings of animals and people and has a colorful title page. Greek (Romaniote/Byzantine) Jews had lived…

Contributor:

Moses Bili ben Judah

Places:

Candia, Venice (Heraklion, Greece)

Date:

1614

Subjects:

Holidays, Illuminated manuscripts, Ritual & observance, Calendar, Diaspora, Prayer & liturgy

Categories:

Print & book culture, Prayer & Liturgy
Manuscript page with Hebrew text set in an arched building with two lions on the roof and floral motifs on bottom section.