Detail View: Hebraica Collection: Detail of Esther scroll

Image Number: 
JRL18012633
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 6
Image Sequence Number: 
006
Image Sequence Total: 
012
Description: 
Illuminated scroll, earliest known example of an Italian illustrated Magillah. This section shows three panels, the first shows five men walking, holding paper. The second shows a King sat on a throne with the Queen kneeling at the bottom. Two men stand on the right, and four women on left. The third panel shows a man lying in bed, with a bucket at the bedside. Two men are standing at the foot of bed.
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