Obj. ID: 39468
Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts MOIJA Esther Scroll with a Herald, Italy, 17th/18th centuries (?)
The scroll opens with a depiction of a man wearing a turban blowing a trumpet standing in front of a gate. The Hebrew text of the Book of Esther is written within square panels separated by columns. The upper margins are decorated with floral motifs, acanthus leaves, and birds. The lower margins are filled with a composition of an angel head flanked by acanthus leaves and floral motifs alternately with checkered pattern.
The scroll is mounted on a partly preserved wooden roller.
5 image(s)
sub-set tree:
O | Ornamentation: | Foliate and floral ornaments | Floral motif
B | Bird
A | Angel of Death | Angel's head
C | Columns
O | Ornamentation: | Main text framed
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The roller: 407 mm (height)
The Book of Esther in Hebrew
The scroll is formed of 7 membranes, containing in total 20 columns of 21 (?) lines each.
The text is written in Hebrew square Italian script with tagim in black ink on the flesh side of the parchment membranes.
The letter ח (Es. 1:6) is enlarged and bolded.
The ruling is made with a stylus along with the membranes.
The membranes in the scroll are stitched together.
None
No bibliography on the scroll is available.
A short description of the manuscript and its image are available on https://museums.gov.il/en/items/Pages/ItemCard.aspx?IdItem=ICMS-EIT-0638 (accessed on 28.06.2021).