Detail View: Hebraica Collection: Detail of Esther scroll

Image Number: 
JRL18012631
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 4
Image Sequence Number: 
004
Image Sequence Total: 
012
Description: 
Illuminated scroll, earliest known example of an Italian illustrated Magillah. This section shows three panels, the first depicts a man in a blue coat in the centre, with two men standing on his right and three men kneeling on his left. The second panel shows two men sat at desk, one in blue, one in white. A third man also dressed in blue stands pointing to the two seated men. The third shows three standing men with moustaches, opening their coats.
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: 
Creative Commons License
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2018-01
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB