Creator Bio
Moses Pescarol
16th Century–17th Century
Moses ben Abraham Pescarol was a scribe active in Italy.
Content by Moses Pescarol
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Scroll of the Book of Esther
Moses Pescarol
Moses ben Abraham Pescarol’s illuminated scroll of Esther, completed in Ferrara, constitutes one of the oldest examples of an illustrated manuscript of this biblical book, which is chanted on the…
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Scroll of the Book of Esther
Moses Pescarol
Moses ben Abraham Pescarol’s illuminated scroll of Esther, completed in Ferrara, constitutes one of the oldest and most unusual examples of illustrated manuscripts of this biblical book, which is…
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