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Fol. 67:

The page includes headings followed by illustrations and associate tables for two constellations, Andromedaצורת) האשה) and Triangulum (המשולש), which end is on the verso of this page (fol. 67v, see document).

Andromeda is illustrated in the lower right column by a tall woman with blond long hair stepping barefoot to the left and outstretching her arms to the sides. She is dressed in light blue rob with long open sleeves. Her uncovered parts of the body are painted in pink (now black), her facial features erased.

Twenty three burnished gold bezants, twenty of which are circled in red, marking her stars are spread over her body and dress according to the table in the left column; the largest one is placed on her chest.

 

The following constellation Triangulum in the lower part of the left column is illustrated by a triangle in pink (now black) and magenta colours with four gold bezants marking its stars. They are placed according to the table on the verso of the page on the three corners and on the center of the horizontal line of the triangle.

The page includes at the top right also the table of the constellation Pegasus ((חצי הסוס, which its illustration is missing in our manuscript.[1] The headings of the constellations written within small rectangular panels with gold borders in burnished gold letters on dark blue ground surrounded by dots and floral motifs in white and red colours. The upper border of the triangle extends upwards to include the flag of the letter lamed.

The tables are written in alternating red and brown ink including headings in geometrical (zigzag) shapes in micrography


[1] For the illustration associated with Pegasus, see Sassoon 823, p. 122.

Name/Title
Vienna Astronomical Manuscript | Unknown
Object Detail
Fol.67r
Settings
Unknown
Date
Around 1391
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
(Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
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Congregation
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Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
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Period Detail
Collection
Austria | Vienna | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB)
| Cod. Hebr. 132 (Schwartz, No. 185)
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Parchment, burnished gold and silver, light and dark blue, pink (now black), magenta, ochre, red and white colours, and red and brown ink.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Andromeda's panel: 69 X 69 mm
Triangulum panel: 33 X 69 mm
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Good
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
Karl-Georg Pfändtner Michal Sternthal- in Vienna Michal Sternthal- in Israel | 2.2.04 24.2.04
Author of description
Karl-Georg Pfändtner Michal Sternthal Yaffa Levy | 2009 2009
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Negative/Photo. No.
M001062