Obj. ID: 39465 MOIJA Incomplete Esther Scroll with Floral Decoration, Italy, 18th century (?)
© Umberto Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art (MOIJA), Photographer: N/A, 2021.
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Name/Title
MOIJA Incomplete Esther Scroll with Floral Decoration | Unknown
Object Detail
Date
18th century
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community
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Location
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Site
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School/Style
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Period
Period Detail
Collection
Category
Material/Technique
Ink and tempera on parchment + wood
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
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Construction material
Measurements
The scroll: 195x1812 mm.
The roller: 290 mm (height).
The roller: 290 mm (height).
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Hallmark
Iconographical Subject
Condition
The manuscript lacks its opening part until Es. 3:8.
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
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Description
The Hebrew text of the Book of Esther is written in square text columns surrounded by repeating foliate and floral ornaments.
The scroll is mounted on a carved wooden handle.
Custom
Contents
Incomplete text of the Book of Esther in Hebrew which starts from Es. 3:8.
Codicology
The scroll is formed of 4 membranes containing a total of 11 columns of 22 (?) lines each.
The text is written in Hebrew square Italian script in black ink on the flesh side of the parchment membranes.
The vertical lines marking the columns are drawn in pencil.
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
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
No bibliography on the scroll is available.
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Full Name
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Documenter
Dagmara Budzioch | 2021
Researcher
Dagmara Budzioch | 2021
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Object Copyright
Umberto Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art (MOIJA)