Detail View: Hebraica Collection: Detail of Esther scroll
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Image Number:
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JRL18012628
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Reference Number:
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Hebrew MS 22
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Image Title:
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Detail of Esther scroll
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Parent Work Title:
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Megillat Esther
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Book of Esther
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Creator:
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Pescarol, Moshe ben Avraham
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Creator Role:
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Illustrator
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Creator Role:
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Scribe
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Date Created:
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1618
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Page/Sheet:
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Panel 1
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Image Sequence Number:
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001
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Image Sequence Total:
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012
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Description:
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Illuminated scroll, earliest known example of an Italian illustrated Magillah. This section shows three panels, the first shows a King sat on a throne with four men standing in front of him; the second a gathering on a balcony with the King in centre and soldiers in the background; the third shows two soldiers holding pike staffs next to small boy on the right of the illustration. A King is also depicted, accompanied by two men.
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Language:
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Hebrew
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Language Code:
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heb
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Subject:
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Bible. O.T.
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Scrolls
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Painting
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Creation Site:
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Italy: Ferrara
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2018-01
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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