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Scroll of the Book of Esther
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This scroll of Esther from Germany, created for use on the holiday of Purim, is extensively decorated, with illustrations of biblical scenes from the Esther story, as well as various flora and fauna…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Holy Roman Empire (Germany)

Date:

ca. 1630

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Holidays, Purim, Animals, Music, Ritual objects

Categories:

Print & book culture, Ritual Objects
Scroll manuscript page with Hebrew text in four columns, with illustrations on top of figures seated talking to each other, working by a tree, and walking; the middle sections feature ladders and people working on trees; the bottom features elephants and rhinoceroses.
Foldout Calendar
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This foldout calendar is a beautifully illuminated feature that appears in a sefer ‘evronot. Works of this genre were Jewish calendar handbooks for calculating the dates of religious holidays and…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Lublin, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Lublin, Poland)

Date:

1552

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Calendar, Astrology, Animals, Holidays

Categories:

Print & book culture, Science & philosophy
Manuscript calendar page with Hebrew letters in squares, decorated with illustrations of birds and flowers, with castle at the top and dragon at the bottom.
Gold Kiddush Goblet
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This gold, repoussé, punched, and engraved goblet was used for kiddush (the ritual sanctification of the Sabbath over wine) in the home of the Speyers, a prominent and wealthy family in the Jewish…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Date:

Early 18th Century

Subjects:

Holidays, Sabbath, Ritual objects, Angels, demons & deities, Animals

Categories:

Ritual Objects, Decorative arts
Goblet inscribed with angels, birds, and other animals with a floral motif, and Hebrew text across the lip.