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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…
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Artist Unknown
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ca. 1630
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One of Charlotte von Rothschild’s most outstanding works is the only known nineteenth-century Hebrew manuscript to have been illuminated by a woman.
Contributor:
Charlotte von Rothschild
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Frankfurt am Main, German Confederation
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1842
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Other works by Loanz: Rinat dodim (1600); Mikhol yofi (1695); Aderet Eliyahu: perush ha-Zohar (1998).
Contributor:
Elijah Loanz
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Wilhermsdorf, Holy Roman Empire
(Wilhermsdorf, Germany)
Date:
1734
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Contributor:
Phineas Halevi
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Halberstadt, Holy Roman Empire
(Halbe Metze, Germany)
Date:
1716
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This decorated manuscript of the prayers for a circumcision ceremony was owned by one Joseph ben Samuel. On its title page (not shown) is an unidentified coat of arms decorated with the Order of the…
Contributor:
Uri Fayvesh Segal
Places:
Altona, Kingdom of Denmark
(Altona, Germany)
Date:
1750
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On June 7, 1690, Samuel de Isaac Senior Teixeira married Rachel Senior de Mattos in Hamburg. Their beautiful ketubah (marriage contract) depicts the couple under the wedding canopy, accompanied by…
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Artist Unknown
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Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire
(Hamburg, Germany)
Date:
1690
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Contributor:
Yuspa Shamash
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Worms, Holy Roman Empire
(Worms, Germany)
Date:
17th Century
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Artist Unknown
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1619–1624
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Isaac bar Yuda Reutlingen
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1580–1600