Manuscript ID:
Esther Scroll (II.5)
Place:
Basel
Date:
1806
Description:
printed scroll with engraved border and 2 illustrations on the opening panel Ink on paper, benedictions + 16 text columns + closing panel with blessing and liturgical poem, 20 lines per column
Copyist:
Wilhelm Haas
English Text:
The illustrations on the opening panel depict:
Top – The King being read his book of Chronicles and in the background, Haman leading Mordechai on horseback through the streets of Shushan
Bottom – The king extending his scepter to Esther and Haman being hanged in the background
Manuscript Link:
https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1015673745