Creator Bio

Pinchas (Phineas) ben Avraham Halevi

18th Century

Pinchas ben Avraham Halevi (also known as Phineas) was a scribe or artist active in Saxony in the early eighteenth century.

Content by Pinchas (Phineas) ben Avraham Halevi

Primary Source

Calendar Manual

Public Access
Image
Sifre ‘evronot—manuals for calculating the Jewish calendar, including leap years and holidays—were a popular genre of Ashkenazic illustrated manuscripts in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries…
Faience-tile mosaic of floral designs throughout, two lines of Hebrew text at the top, and three niches at bottom.
Tooltip info icon

Related Guide

Early Modern Visual and Material Culture

1500–1750

Early modern Jewish visual culture flourished, with illuminated manuscripts, ornate synagogues, and portraiture alongside increasing non-Jewish interest in Jewish customs and greater Jewish self-representation.