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Purim Page (Mi-she-nikhnas adar)
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This lithograph of a micrographic drawing, believed to be from Poland, reproduces the text of the scroll of Esther in its entirety, as well as prayers and poems for the holiday of Purim. In the center…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Russian Empire (Poland, Poland)

Date:

Early 20th Century

Subjects:

Art, Jewish languages, Holidays, Purim

Categories:

Cartooning & graphic art, Print & book culture
Print with small Hebrew text arranged in the shape of a columned building, with a ribbon of text and two fish in the center.
Illustrations from Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs)
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These woodcuts appeared in Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs), a very popular Yiddish book published by Giovanni di Gara, the leading publisher of Jewish books in Venice from 1564 to 1609. It was the…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1600/1

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Passover, Music, Food and drink

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Woodcut illustration of six standing figures, three of whom are wearing masks and holding instruments, with Yiddish text above and below.