he Torah binders in the Italian tradition differed from those in Ashkenaz, where they were made from a cloth used at a circumcision ceremony and were embroidered with a quite standard formula. The Italian binders were dedicated for many reasons and the inscriptions vary from binder to binder, depending on the persons and the reason for the dedication. Usually they were embroidered and dedicated by women.

This example is decorated with particularly delicate red Sienese embroidery. Such a long inscription of the type that fills the entire length of the binder is typical of the 16th and 17th centuries in Italy. Similar examples are in the collections of the Jewish Museum in New York and the Klutznik Museum in Washington, DC. One area of the binder depicts the hands of the Cohanim, reflecting the family name of the donators, and on each side of this symbol are two stars of David. This is a very early Jewish use of the Magen David, which did not reach widespread use as a Jewish symbol until the 19th century.