E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | Jews mourning and praying (Es. 4:3)
C | City
S | Scene, unidentified
C | Couple
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | Esther pleads with Ahasuerus to save Jewish people (Es. 7:3)
B | Buildings
O | Ornamentation: | Foliate and floral ornaments
V | Vase | Vase with flowers
O | Ornamentation: | Main text framed
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In general, the manuscript (the text, decorations, and parchments) is well preserved.
It seems the opening decoration is not complete and lacks its part on the right-hand side.
The final part of the decoration (on the left side of the last panel) is a later addition to the scroll.
Sheet no. 3
Columns of text nos. 14-17 are surrounded by hand-painted floral decorations. The scenes (nos. 14-17) in the lower margins illustrate:
14. Esther before the king who extends the scepter to her (possibly alludes to Es. 7:3).
15. Possibly a group of five Jews who are approaching the city.
16. A crowned person seated on a chair; on the right, a man with a pike (Haman?) is approaching.
17. A couple standing between a big flower and a building.
The Book of Esther in Hebrew
The scroll is formed of 4 sheets, in total containing 27 columns of text with 16 lines each, except for col. 23 which has 11 lines divided into two half-columns.
The number of columns of text per sheet: no. 1 - 6 columns, nos. 2 and 3 - 7 columns, no. 4 - 6 columns.
The text is written in Hebrew square Ashkenazi script with tagin in dark brown-black ink on the flesh side of parchment membranes.
The letter ח (Es. 1:6) is enlarged and decorated with scrolled feet. The letter ת (Es. 9:29) is enlarged.
It seems the ruling was done with a pencil; only vertical lines are visible.
The pricking is invisible.
The membranes of the scroll are glued together.
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The place of the manuscript's origin - Brno - is given according to William Gross.
The text panels are of different widths.
No bibliography on the manuscript is available.