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Obj. ID: 1426  Aryeh Leib ben Daniel of Goray Sepia Esther Scroll, Italy (?), 1740s

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Name/Title
Aryeh Leib ben Daniel of Goray Sepia Esther Scroll | Unknown
Object Detail
Date
1740s
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Artist/ Maker
Aryeh Leib ben Daniel of Goray (Goraj)
(Illuminator,Scribe)
{"2313":"Aryeh Leib ben Daniel of Goray (18th century, dates of life unknown) was a prolific artist and scribe who used to include scribal notes in the manuscripts and due to them, some stages of his career can be traced. The earliest evidence of his artistic activity is proved by the scrolls dated to 1732 and 1733 created when he still was in Goray (Pol. Goraj, Poland), his hometown. Around 1737 his presence and activity are testified in Germany and in the 1740s in Italy. Here he executed at least four examples of the decorated scrolls and in some other adorned with printed frames designed by Francesco Griselini (see \"Griselini scrolls\" in the Index) he copied the text of Megillah. The latest manuscript including Aryeh Leib's colophon is dated to 1755 and was written in France. The scrolls created over 20 years of his activity as an artist and a scribe show that his style developed and transformed from the manuscripts painted in multicolored and delicate water paints to these decorated solely in a pen and brown ink that feature his mature style. So far, no manuscripts - other than Esther scrolls - produced by him have been found."}
Origin
Italy
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Unknown
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Collection
Unknown | unknown
Category
Material/Technique
Ink on parchment
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
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Construction material
Measurements
275x2120 mm
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Condition
Extant
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Surveyed by CJA
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Condition of Building Fabric
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
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Description
Custom
Contents

The Book of Esther in Hebrew

Codicology
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
Signature
Colophon
None
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks

The current location of the scroll is unknown.

A similar scroll is stored at the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary - S24.

History/Provenance
Formerly scroll 081.012.041 in the Gross Family Collection.
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