Riddles for Weddings
Manuscript ID:
MS ACC 921
Place:
Italy
Date:
18 th –early 19 th century
Description:
ink on paper; 7 leaves, between 19.8 x 14.8 cm. and 40.2 x 29.5 cm.; Italian square and cursive Hebrew script
Subject:
Miscellaneous
English Text:
This is a collection of various riddles, mostly in verse, to celebrate forthcoming weddings in
Italy. The largest of these has a rough sketch of a woman wearing a hat, in portrait and in profile.
Hebrew / Paper / 33,2 x 21,1 cm. / 302 ff. / Sephardic cursive writing with square headings / No titlepage.
Manuscript Link:
https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1009721366