Obj. ID: 53791
Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts Shimushei Sarim, Yemen, circa 1875
© Gross Family Collection, Photographer: Unknown,
The following description was prepared by William Gross:
A finely written and nicely illustrated book of amulets, including the illustration of both devils and angels. There is an image of Ashmodai, of which very few exist in such manuscripts. There is another manuscript by the same scribe, a Haggadah for Pesach, containing his name. See YM.011.018 for the similar decorative technique employed on both title pages. It is the same hand and consequently from the same period.
In other collections, there are several manuscripts with the same decorative motif on the title page. They may all be from the same scribe. This is one of the most orderly amulet manuscripts from Yemen, a characteristic very present in the YM.011.018 as well.
Summary and Remarks
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Name/Title
Shimushei Sarim | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
circa 1875
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Material / Technique
Paper, Ink, Written, Illustrated
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Material Decoration
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Measurements
Height: 19 cm, Width: 13.5 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
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Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
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Yemenite
Number of Lines
Ruling
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Façade (main)
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Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
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Object Copyright
Gross Family Collection (GFC)
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