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In the final section of the scroll, the last part of the Book of Esther is followed by the benediction recited after the Megillah reading and the liturgical poem for Purim. Just below the instructions for the readers (printed in the semi-cursive script), the only illustration in the scroll appears. This is a small cityscape showing the Western Wall and the Temple Mount labeled in Hebrew כותל המערבי.
The scroll is preserved in very good condition.
The Book of Esther in Hebrew with the initial and final benedictions and the liturgical poem Asher Heni
The text is printed in square columns with 17 lines.
According to William Gross, "Zuckerman was an active printer and there are over 80 examples of his work in the Gross Family Collection".
The scroll comes from Fez where a box of about 25 copies was found.
No bibliography on the scroll is available.