E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | Gallows built for Mordecai (Es. 5:14)
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | Haman leading the royal steed to Mordecai for his parade (Es. 6:10)
C | Couple
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.
Columns of text nos. 18-21 are surrounded by hand-painted floral decorations.
Sheet no. 3
The scenes (nos. 18-20) in the lower margins illustrate:
18. A writing woman - possibly Esther - at the table.
19. The gallows prepared for Mordecai (Es. 5:14).
20. A man leading a horse and carrying a dress - possibly Haman who is leading a horse for the parade through the streets of Susa (Es. 6:10).
Sheet no. 4
The scene (nos. 21) in the lower margins illustrates:
21. A couple standing between a big flower and an animal.
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.