Manuscript ID:
Esther Scroll (V.1)
Place:
Italy, Lugo or Ancona
Date:
Ca. 1800
Description:
Hand-painted Ink and gouache on parchment, 6 membranes, 23 text columns, 16 lines per column + benediction sheet 165 × 3815 mm (6.5 × 150.2 in.) + 165 × 325 (6.5 × 12.8 in.) Wooden roller, 290 mm (11.4 in.)
English Text:
The text columns are separated by the panels filled with simple motifs including plants, butterflies and birds. The same decorative motifs appear on the separate benediction sheet. The fore-edge of the separate benediction sheet was trimmed into a semicircle and decorated with a double-headed eagle, likely a coat of arms of one of the Italian Jewish families. The fore-edge of the first membrane of the scroll was also trimmed into a decorative shape.
Manuscript Link:
https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1015678678