Manuscript ID:
Esther Scroll (VIII.2(B))
Place:
Italy
Date:
Ca. 1800
Description:
Hand-painted border Ink and gouache on parchment, 3 membranes, 1 prefatory panel + 17 text columns, 23 lines per column 205 × 1800 mm (8.1 × 70.9 in.) Wooden roller, 320 mm (12.6 in.)
English Text:
The scroll opens with the text of the liturgical poem Korei Megillah. The text columns are framed within elaborate arcades. The pediments along the upper margin feature elaborate decorative cartouches – the first pediment features the coat of arms of the Norsa family: three blindfolded Moor’s heads with two stars and a crescent moon. Presumably, a member of the Norsa family was the first owner of this scroll. The following cartouches are inscribed with verses from Psalm 7:1-18 and verses of the liturgical poem Korei Megillah penned in red ink. The lower margin is decorated with balustrade.
Manuscript Link:
https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1015678778