Columns of text nos. 5-9 are surrounded by hand-painted floral decorations.
Sheet no. 1
The scenes (nos. 5 and 6) in the lower margins illustrate:
5. A couple standing between a building and a bird under a tree.
6. A Jewish couple (it is suggested by a man's costume: a big black hat and long black coat).
Sheet no. 2
The scenes (nos. 7-9) in the lower margins illustrate:
7. A couple embracing (?); on the right, a palace is visible.
8. Two men with walking sticks in their hands - possibly they are the king's messengers (it cannot be determined to which particular verse the representation alludes) or they are the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh. On the right, a building is visible. A black figure at the gate of the building probably represents Mordecai at the king's gate (Es. 2:19 and/or 2:21).
9. A gallows with two bodies suspending from it - possibly they are the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh (Es. 2:23).
B | Buildings
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | Bigthan and Teresh hanged (Es. 2:23)
O | Ornamentation: | Foliate and floral ornaments
V | Vase | Vase with flowers
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | Mordecai at the king's gate (Es. 2:19 and/or 2:21)
S | Scene, unidentified
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | Mordecai with Bigthan and Teresh (Es. 2:21)
O | Ornamentation: | Main text framed
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In general, the manuscript (the text, decorations, and parchments) is well preserved.
It seems the opening decoration is not complete and lacks its part on the right-hand side.
The final part of the decoration (on the left side of the last panel) is a later addition to the scroll.
The Book of Esther in Hebrew
The scroll is formed of 4 sheets, in total containing 27 columns of text with 16 lines each, except for col. 23 which has 11 lines divided into two half-columns.
The number of columns of text per sheet: no. 1 - 6 columns, nos. 2 and 3 - 7 columns, no. 4 - 6 columns.
The text is written in Hebrew square Ashkenazi script with tagin in dark brown-black ink on the flesh side of parchment membranes.
The letter ח (Es. 1:6) is enlarged and decorated with scrolled feet. The letter ת (Es. 9:29) is enlarged.
It seems the ruling was done with a pencil; only vertical lines are visible.
The pricking is invisible.
The membranes of the scroll are glued together.
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The place of the manuscript's origin - Brno - is given according to William Gross.
The text panels are of different widths.
No bibliography on the manuscript is available.