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[Miniature prayer book, in Hebrew]
Manuscript
1746-1747 (made)
1746-1747 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Ms. codex, 27 leaves : ill. (chiefly col.)
Title from: M.E. Keen. Jewish ritual art.
Title page translated as: Grace after a meal, prayers before retiring to bed at night, three directives for women .... Made here in Vienna by the hand of Aaron Schreiber Herlingen. In the year [5]507 of the abbreviated era.
Prayer book of Amsterdam type; text written in cursive, rabbinic and square script.
Decorated with 12 half-page miniatures, full-page miniature on title page, and 8 decorated words or panels (5 coloured).
Binding of tortoiseshell boards with two clasps and corner ornaments of silver-gilt filligree in a leaf pattern; silver-gilt inlay on front cover incorporating floral scrolls, two birds with beaks joined, and heart and flame motifs; small floral scroll inlaid on back cover.
Title from: M.E. Keen. Jewish ritual art.
Title page translated as: Grace after a meal, prayers before retiring to bed at night, three directives for women .... Made here in Vienna by the hand of Aaron Schreiber Herlingen. In the year [5]507 of the abbreviated era.
Prayer book of Amsterdam type; text written in cursive, rabbinic and square script.
Decorated with 12 half-page miniatures, full-page miniature on title page, and 8 decorated words or panels (5 coloured).
Binding of tortoiseshell boards with two clasps and corner ornaments of silver-gilt filligree in a leaf pattern; silver-gilt inlay on front cover incorporating floral scrolls, two birds with beaks joined, and heart and flame motifs; small floral scroll inlaid on back cover.
Object details
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| Title | [Miniature prayer book, in Hebrew] |
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| Brief description | Manuscript, [Miniature Prayer Book], Aaron Schreiber Herlingen (scribe), Vienna, in the year [5]507 of the abbreviated era [i.e. 1746-1747] |
| Physical description | Ms. codex, 27 leaves : ill. (chiefly col.) Title from: M.E. Keen. Jewish ritual art. Title page translated as: Grace after a meal, prayers before retiring to bed at night, three directives for women .... Made here in Vienna by the hand of Aaron Schreiber Herlingen. In the year [5]507 of the abbreviated era. Prayer book of Amsterdam type; text written in cursive, rabbinic and square script. Decorated with 12 half-page miniatures, full-page miniature on title page, and 8 decorated words or panels (5 coloured). Binding of tortoiseshell boards with two clasps and corner ornaments of silver-gilt filligree in a leaf pattern; silver-gilt inlay on front cover incorporating floral scrolls, two birds with beaks joined, and heart and flame motifs; small floral scroll inlaid on back cover. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Library number | MSL/1868/513 |
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| Record created | June 9, 2017 |
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