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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:

Print & book culture, Ritual Objects
Page of Hebrew text surrounded by decorative border with four well-dressed figures on top.
Lighting the Sabbath and Festival Candles
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This woodcut depicts Jewish women and girls lighting candles to mark the beginning of the Sabbath or a holiday. The illustration appears in a Yiddish translation by Shim’on Levi Gintsburg, printed in…

Contributor:

Isaac Tyrnau, Shim’on Levi Gintsburg

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1600

Subjects:

Women, Holidays, Sabbath, Ritual & observance, Dress

Categories:

Print & book culture, Household objects
Printed page with Yiddish text below illustration of women and children lighting a hanging lamp next to dining table.