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Ketubbah
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This ketubah (marriage contract) from London was written for the marriage of Isaac di Matos-Lopes and Sarah di Matos-Lopes. It also has, as one of its signatories, prominent scholar David Nieto, first…

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David Nieto

Places:

London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)

Date:

1724

Subjects:

Ketubot, Marriage, Illuminated manuscripts, Women, Family

Categories:

Legal documents, Print & book culture
Manuscript page with Aramaic text surrounded by border of flowers, vines, and animals, and illustrations of couple on top right corner and of figure with two children on top left corner.
Ketubah with a Depiction of Jerusalem
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This ketubah (marriage contract) from Padua, Italy, marks the marriage of Samuel ben Gerson ha-Kohen me-ha-ḥazanim (“of the cantors,” or Cantarini) and Colomba bat David Aziz. The groom was a…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Padua, Venice (Padua, Italy)

Date:

1732

Subjects:

Ketubot, Illuminated manuscripts, Marriage, Family, Profession

Categories:

Print & book culture
Page of Aramaic text surrounded by many images and decorations, including zodiac symbols, scenes of figures and animals, cherubs, Hebrew words around margins, and vines and flowers.