Detail View: Hebraica Collection: Detail of Esther scroll
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Image Number:
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JRL18012635
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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 8
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Image Sequence Number:
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008
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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 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.
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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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