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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.
Maḥzor for the Rite of Carpentras
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This maḥzor (holiday prayer book) contains the festival prayers for the whole year, according to the rite of Carpentras, and was copied in Provence. The Jews of the former papal territory of Comtat…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Carpentras, Papal States (Carpentras, France)

Date:

1540/1

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Prayer, Passover, Folklore, Animals

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy
Manuscript page with Hebrew text, with some words set apart in rectangular frames, surrounded by border of branches, flowers, and birds, and small illustration of boy and animal with tail in bottom margin.
Haggadah
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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…

Contributor:

Abraham Farissol

Places:

Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara (Ferrara, Italy)

Date:

1515

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Haggadah, Passover

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Prayer & Liturgy
Manuscript page with Hebrew text and illustration of person with hands clasped in left margin, and people eating at a table in bottom margin.