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Obj. ID: 34640
Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts  MAHJ Round Book of Esther, Eastern Europe, 19th/20th centuries

© Dagmara Budzioch, Photographer: Budzioch, Dagmara, 05.03.2015
The Book of Esther inscribed in the concentric circles, in a cursive Hebrew script. In the center, the benedictions recited before (recto) and after (verso) the Megillah reading are penned; the latter is followed by the scribe's signature. The manuscript is not decorated but the layout of the text alludes to micrographic designs so popular in Jewish manuscripts.
Summary and Remarks

In the text of the Book of Esther, the numbers of chapters in Arabic numerals are inscribed.

The Museum stores another Book of Esther written in circles - Inv. D.01.004. Three other exemplars penned in circles are stored in an Israeli collection.

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Name/Title
MAHJ Round Book of Esther | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
19th/20th centuries
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Artist/ Maker
Unknown |Alter Lindzer (אלטיר לינדציר) - the scribe
Origin
Other | Europe | Eastern Europe
| historic Polish lands (?)
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Material / Technique
Ink (different shades of brown color) on paper
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Diameter
ca. 250 mm
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Condition
The paper is very thin and has bend marks in four places where the ink is faded. The conservation of the manuscript took place in January 2015.
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
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Condition of Building Fabric
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Urban significance
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0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
The Book of Esther in Hebrew with initial and final benedictions
Codicology

The text of the Book of Esther is inscribed in a cursive Hebrew script in the concentric circles. The letters are 1-2 mm heigh but not all of them are of the same size; the smallest are the letters in the outermost circle. Also, the thickness of the letters' components is very differentiated; some of them are very thin, while others are very thick. Some letters are combined together.  

The benedictions are inscribed in the center, in the straight lines and not in the circles. The diameter of the circle is ca. 65 mm. The size of the letters is very differentiated. The Tetragrammaton is abbreviated as 'ד.

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Hebrew Numeration
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Direction/Location
Façade (main)
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Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
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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
On the verso side, the scribe wrote his name - Alter Lindzer (אלטיר לינדציר)
Colophon
Scribal Notes
The manuscript is signed by Alter Lindzer (אלטיר לינדציר), the scribe
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Documenter
Dagmara Budzioch | 2020
Author of description
Dagmara Budzioch | 2020
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The following information on this monument will be completed:
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