Detail View: Hebraica Collection: Detail of Esther scroll
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Image Number:
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JRL18012637
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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 10
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Image Sequence Number:
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010
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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 two panels, the first shows two ladies wearing white aprons handing out food to two children. The second shows a little blue griffin climbing up a leaf, surrounded by a circular border.
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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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