Nathan ben Samson of Meseritsch (scribe and artist), Psalms

Nathan ben Samson of Meseritsch

1728

This elaborately decorated title page is from a book of Psalms created by the scribe Nathan ben Samson in Gross Meseritsch, Moravia (today Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic). On the left is Aaron in his priestly garments, holding a censer, and on the right is Moses, holding the tablets of the law and a staff.

Credits

The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Ms. Heb. 987=8.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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