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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

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Ritual Objects
Page of Hebrew text surrounded by decorative border with four well-dressed figures on top.
Shpanyer-arbet Tallis Machine
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Shpanyer-arbet (spun work) was the name for a type of decorative gold and silver lace that adorned yarmulkes, prayer shawls, and other Jewish ritual garments in Eastern Europe. It was woven on a…

Places:

Sasow, Russian Empire (Sasiv, Ukraine)

Date:

Late 19th–Early 20th Century

Subjects:

Art, Ritual object, Dress, Profession

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Wooden machine on four legs, with barrel and handle in center.