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Scroll of the Book of Esther
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Moses ben Abraham Pescarol’s illuminated scroll of Esther, completed in Ferrara, constitutes one of the oldest examples of an illustrated manuscript of this biblical book, which is chanted on the…

Contributor:

Moses Pescarol

Places:

Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)

Date:

1618

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Holidays, Purim, Dress, Folklore, Ritual objects

Categories:

Print & book culture, Ritual Objects
Page of Hebrew text surrounded by decorative border with four well-dressed figures on top.
Scroll of the Book of Esther
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Like Torah scrolls, the scroll of the biblical book of Esther, read ritually in the synagogue on the holiday of Purim, must be completely unadorned. However, in the sixteenth century, for reasons…

Contributor:

Andrea Marelli

Places:

Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1573

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Holidays, Purim, Writing, Artists, Ritual objects

Categories:

Print & book culture, Ritual Objects
Manuscript scroll page with Hebrew text and decorated border with illustrations of cherubs, faces, animals, ribbons, and flowers.
Scroll of the Book of Esther
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Moses ben Abraham Pescarol’s illuminated scroll of Esther, completed in Ferrara, constitutes one of the oldest and most unusual examples of illustrated manuscripts of this biblical book, which is…

Contributor:

Moses Pescarol

Places:

Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)

Date:

1616

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Holidays, Purim, Writing, Artists, Ritual objects

Categories:

Print & book culture, Ritual Objects
Manuscript scroll page of Hebrew text with illustrated figures, one on horseback, on top.