(XI) Obj. ID: 12079 | Esther Scroll with Landscapes I from an Unknown Collection (1),, Amsterdam, early 18th century. // Unknown edit | ||
Category: | Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts |
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21 | Ornamentation |
22 | Custom |
23 | Contents |
24 | Codicology |
17 text columns
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 |
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 |
A central part of the opening decoration is removed and this place was supplemented with a small piece of parchment or paper with a different shade on which the benedictions recited before the reading of the Megillah are inscribed.
There are two variants of the scrolls decorated with this pattern that in the Index are marked "I" and "II". In some exemplars, just below the decorative herms, the pedestals with angel's heads and bases were added, therefore, the text panels in these scrolls are higher; this type is marked with "II". Whereas, the rest of the manuscripts containing no pedestals with angel's heads and bases are marked with "I". The latter are more numerous.
The blue seams visible on the edges of the first membrane of the scroll suggest that a piece of fabric was sewn underneath as it was customary in Dutch Jewish communities.
A part of the border on the third membrane is printed in a light hue of ink and is less visible than the rest of the pattern.
The earliest scroll sharing similar engraved pattern is dated to 1701; this is the megillah BCM 25 from the Braginsky Collection in Zurich (see http://braginskycollection.com/esther-scrolls/; accessed on 22.04.2020).
For descriptions of other scrolls sharing similar pattern see ID nos: 23637, 23758, 23763, and 34764.
38 | Suggested Reconstruction |
39 | History/Provenance |
40 | Main Surveys & Excavations |
41 | Condition |
42 | Biography |
43 | Bibliography |
Dagmara Budzioch, Dekorowane zwoje Estery z Żydowskiego Instytutu Historycznego w Warszawie na tle tradycji dekorowania megillot Ester w XVII i XVIII wieku. Zarys problematyki, Warszawa 2019, 1:163-176, 2: 41-49 (describes the scrolls decorated with the same pattern as the scroll under discussion).
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43b | Full Name | |
43c | Volume | |
43d | Page |
44 | Type |
45 | Temp: Batch Number |
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47 | Temp: Sys. Number / Doc. Name |
48 | Temp: Addenda |
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49 | Documenter | 49a | ||
50 | Researcher | 50a | ||
51 | Architectural Drawings | 51a | ||
52 | Computer Reconstruction | 52a | ||
53 | Section Head | 53a | ||
54 | Editor | 54a | ||
55 | Donor | 55a |