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	(VII) Img. ID: 10086	Avraham's Ashkenazi Mahzor , Fol. 233, Germany, 13-14th century edit
	Category:	Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts	General Document

2 Name/Title Avraham's Ashkenazi Mahzor | Unknown 3a Object Mahzor 3b Object Detail Fol. 233 4a Artist/ Maker Unknown (Unknown) 5 Date 13-14th century 5a Activity Dates 5b Reconstruction Dates 6 Period Unknown 6a Period Detail 7 Origin Germany | 8 Community Unknown | 9 Collection Italy | Modena | Estense University Library | Alpha.W.8.5 (Or. 81) 9a Documentation / Research project Unknown 10 Location Italy | Emilia Romagna | Modena | Estense University Library | 11 Site Unknown 12 School/Style Unknown| 13 Iconographical Subject Initial word, framed Bird, fantastic Griffin Dog | 14 Category 15 Object Copyright Estense University Library 16 Photograph Copyright Center for Jewish Art 17 Photographer Unknown 18 Photograph Date 19 Negative/ Photo. No. 19a Scan No. 195034 20 Description The initial word, אכתיר, "I will crown," opening the piyut recited on the first morning of Sukkot, אכתיר זר תהילה לנורא עלילה, is written in large bold dispaly script at the top of the text space. The word is partially framed by an arch, filled with a foliate scroll motif. The arch rests on a winged griffen depicted on the left and the head of a fantastic dog on the right. Within the arch, above the initial word, are two fantastic birds combatting.

21	Ornamentation

22

Custom

23

Contents

24	Codicology

24a	Scribes
24b	Script
24c	Number of Lines
24d	Ruling
24e	Pricking
24f	Quires
24g	Catchwords
24h	Hebrew Numeration
24i	Blank Leaves

25	Material/Technique

25a	Material Structure
25b	Material Decoration
25c	Material Bonding
25d	Material Inscription
25e	Material Additions
25f	Material Cloth
25g	Material Lining
25h	Tesserae Arrangement
25i	Density
25j	Colors
25k	Construction Material

26	Measurements

26a	Height
26b	Length
26c	Width
26d	Depth
26e	Circumference
26f	Thickness
26g	Diameter
26h	Weight
26i	Axis
26j	Panel Measurements

27	Direction/Location

27a	Façade (main)
27b	Entrances
27c	Location of Torah Ark
27d	Location of Apse
27e	Location of Niche
27f	Location of Reader's Desk
27g	Location of Platform
27h	Temp: Architecture Axis
27i<	Arrangement of Seats
27j	Location of Women's Section
27k	Direction Prayer
27l	Direction Toward Jerusalem

28

Coin

28a	Coin Series
28b	Coin Ruler
28c	Coin Year
28d	Denomination

29

Signature

30

Colophon

31	Scribal Notes

32

Watermark

33

Hallmark

33a	Group
33b	Subgroup
33c	Hallmark Identification
33d	Hallmark Group Classification
33e	Hallmark Reference

34	Trade Mark

35

Binding

36	Decoration Program

36	Summary and Remarks

38	Suggested Reconstruction

39	History/Provenance

40	Main Surveys & Excavations

41

Condition

42

Biography

43	Bibliography

43a	Short Name
43b	Full Name
43c	Volume
43d	Page

44

Type

195034

45	Temp: Batch Number

195 | 034

46	Temp: Aleph Number

0012074

47	Temp: Sys. Number / Doc. Name

10086

48	Temp: Addenda

Registrar
Function:		Name:	Date:
49	Documenter			49a
50	Researcher			50a
51	Architectural Drawings			51a
52	Computer Reconstruction			52a
53	Section Head			53a
54	Editor			54a
55	Donor			55a

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