COLLECTION NAME:
Hebraica Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL18012630
Reference Number:
Hebrew MS 22
Image Title:
Detail of Esther scroll
Parent Work Title:
Megillat Esther
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Book of Esther
Creator:
Pescarol, Moshe ben Avraham
Creator Role:
Illustrator
Creator Role:
Scribe
Date Created:
1618
Page/Sheet:
Panel 3
Image Sequence Number:
003
Image Sequence Total:
012
Description:
Illuminated scroll, earliest known example of an Italian illustrated Magillah. Three section shows three panels, the first is illustrated with two naked women on right of the illustration, with three soldiers and a decapitated man kneeling in the centre; the second shows nine people, with a woman dressed in blue kneeling down. The third panel shows three soldiers in blue, in front of a seated King. A man dressed in black stands to the side of the King.
Language:
Hebrew
Language Code:
heb
Subject:
Bible. O.T.
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Scrolls
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Painting
Creation Site:
Italy: Ferrara
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Detail of Esther scroll
