Obj. ID: 23770
Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts JHM Esther Scroll with Floral Decoration and Hanging of Haman Scene, Germany (?), 18th century
The upper margins are decorated with a floral motif with fruits and on the lower margins, an acorn ornament appears. In the column containing the section listing the names of Haman's sons (Es. 9:6-10) is incorporated a figurative scene depicting Haman hanged on the gallows (Es. 7:10). The final benediction with instructions regarding the Megillah reading are written in a circle topped with a crown.
Below the circle with the final benediction, a Hebrew inscription can be seen.
A similar manuscript (no. S43) is stored at the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.
4 image(s)
sub-set tree:
O | Ornamentation: | Foliate and floral ornaments | Floral motif
C | Columns
O | Ornamentation: | Ornament | Acorn ornament
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The Book of Esther in Hebrew with the benediction recited after the Megillah reading and the liturgical poem Asher Heni
The text is written in Hebrew square Ashkenazi script in brown ink.
The last column of the text contains numerous elongated letters.
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A short description of the scroll and images are available on https://data.jck.nl/page/aggregation/jhm-museum/M000439 (accessed on 17.07.2021).