Haggadah
Meshulam Zimmel ben Moses of Polna
1719
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This Haggadah was commissioned by Nathan ben Isaac Oppenheim of Vienna, a member of a prominent family of Court Jews. Its title page features a miniature of the sacrifice of Isaac being prevented by an angel (in the circle at top) and depictions of the biblical Moses, Aaron, King David, and King Solomon. At bottom, a Passover seder is pictured.
Credits
The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Ms. Heb. 28°5573.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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