COLLECTION NAME:
Hebraica Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL18012635
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 8
Image Sequence Number:
008
Image Sequence Total:
012
Description:
Illuminated scroll, earliest known example of an Italian illustrated Magillah. This section shows three panels, the first shows shows four men standing together. Three men are dressed in black and the fourth in a long blue coat. The second shows a Queen sat at table accompanied by two men in turbans. The third panel shows three standing men, two soldiers in grey stood by a King in the middle wearing a red cape.
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
