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Obj. ID: 39463
Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts
  MOIJA Esther Scroll with S-Shaped Ornament and Floral Decoration, Italy, 19th century (?)

© Umberto Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art (MOIJA), Photographer: Unknown, 2021

The Hebrew text of the Book of Esther is written in columns separated by the S-shaped ornament. The upper margins of the scroll are decorated with decorated arches separated by plants and floral motifs. The scroll opens with a leafy twig.

The scroll is mounted on a wooden turned roller.

Summary and Remarks
Remarks

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Name/Title
MOIJA Esther Scroll with S-Shaped Ornament and Floral Decoration | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
19th century (?)
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Origin
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
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Shape / Form
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Material / Technique
Ink and tempera on parchment + wood
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
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Density
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Construction material
Measurements
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Condition

The manuscript is well preserved.

Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents

The Book of Esther in Hebrew

Codicology

The scroll is formed of 8 membranes, containing in total 42 columns of 12 (?) lines each, except for the column containing the section with the names of Haman's sons which includes 11 lines divided into two half-columns.

The text is written in Hebrew square Italian script with tagim in dark brown (?) ink on the flesh side of the parchment membranes.

The letter ח (Es. 1:6) is enlarged and bolded. Other enlarged and diminished letters are included in the column with the Haman's sons section.

The membranes in the scroll are stitched together.

Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
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
Colophon

None

Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
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Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance

Donated to the Museum by Erna Ascoli in memory of her husband.

Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources

No bibliography on the scroll is available.

Type
Documenter
Dagmara Budzioch | 2021
Author of description
Dagmara Budzioch | 2021
Architectural Drawings
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Negative/Photo. No.
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