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My Old Home; creation date: 1976

Work Title: My Old Home
Creator/Culture: painter: Eugene Abeshaus (Israeli, 1939-)
Period/Date: creation date: 1976
Media/Technique: oil paint, pasteboard, painting
Subjects: Wandering Jew; Hebrew alphabet; Art, Jewish; Self portraits; Israel; Portrait in a landscape
Work Record ID: 564546
Image Record ID: 1326982
Digital filename: 12d001551
HART Image Order Number: 270265
Date Added/Updated: 2012-12-21 09:00:14

Goster Codex (Pentateuch); page; Creation date: ca. 900-1000

Work Title: Goster Codex (Pentateuch)
View Title: page
Creator/Culture: Jewish
Site/Repository: ; Repository: British Museum (London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date: Creation date: ca. 900-1000
Subjects: Bible. Old Testament. Pentateuch; Judaism; Hebrew alphabet
Work Record ID: 223542
Image Record ID: 722077
Digital filename: 06d111146
Classification Filing Number: 758.1C; 10S; 11G z1
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 07:12:40

Zeena u-reena; Esther pleading for her people before Ahasuerus; creation date: 1792

Work Title: Zeena u-reena
View Title: Esther pleading for her people before Ahasuerus
Creator/Culture: Jewish
Site/Repository: Creation location: Amsterdam (North Holland, Netherlands); Repository: Sholem Asch Collection, Yale University Library (New Haven, Connecticut, USA)
Period/Date: creation date: 1792
Media/Technique: paper, woodcut (process), printing
Subjects: Books; Bibles; Book illustrations; Woodcuts; Art, Jewish; Amsterdam (Netherlands); Hebrew alphabet
Work Record ID: 562283
Image Record ID: 1321964
Digital filename: 12d000838
Classification Filing Number: 958.15B; 18; 10ZR; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270229
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:58:59

Prayer Book (Siddur); Folio 117 verso: The Seder Repast: the Matzah; creation date: 1520

Work Title: Prayer Book (Siddur)
View Title: Folio 117 verso: The Seder Repast: the Matzah
Creator/Culture: scribe: Moses ben Hayyim 'Aqrish (Jewish)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Ferrara (Emilia-Romagna, Italy); Repository: Bibliotheque Nationale de France (Paris, France) ID: ms 250
Period/Date: creation date: 1520
Media/Technique: vellum (skin), gouach, ink, gold leaf, handwriting, illumination
Dimensions: 17.5 x 13 cm (6.89 x 5.12 inches)
Subjects: Manuscripts; Prayer books; Prayers; Seder; Illuminations; Hebrew alphabet; Art, Jewish; Middle Ages, 500-1500; Festivals
Work Record ID: 562317
Image Record ID: 1322030
Digital filename: 12d000897
Classification Filing Number: 758.1C; 16I; 28MHA 117v; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270231
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:08

Torah Shield; creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Torah Shield
Creator/Culture: Jewish; German
Site/Repository: Creation location: Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: silver, casting, repoussé, engraving (incising), punching
Dimensions: height: 26.6 cm (10.47 inches), length: 25.3 cm (9.96 inches)
Subjects: Metalwork; Shields (Armor); Torah scrolls; Germany; Crowns; Hebrew alphabet; Art, Jewish; Bells (idiophones); Jew's harps; Ten commandments; Moses (Biblical leader); Aaron (Biblical priest); Ark of the Covenant; David, King of Israel
Work Record ID: 562295
Image Record ID: 1321980
Digital filename: 12d000845
Classification Filing Number: 558.15; 18; 45ST; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:01

Torah Shield; creation date: 1744

Work Title: Torah Shield
Creator/Culture: goldsmith: Johann Christoph Drentwett (German, 18th century)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 1744
Media/Technique: silver, casting, repoussé, engraving (incising), gilding
Dimensions: 40 x 28.4 cm (15.75 x 11.18 inches)
Subjects: Metalwork; Shields (Armor); Torah scrolls; Germany; Crowns; Hebrew alphabet; Art, Jewish; Lions; Sacrifice of Isaac; Abraham; Bells (idiophones)
Work Record ID: 562251
Image Record ID: 1321899
Digital filename: 12d000813
Classification Filing Number: 558.15; 18; 45TS; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270228
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:58:33

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... King Ahasuerus... gave a banquet..." (Esther 1:3); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "... King Ahasuerus... gave a banquet..." (Esther 1:3)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322052
Digital filename: 12d000865
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 1; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... the Jews struck at their enemies with the sword..." (Esther 9:5); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "... the Jews struck at their enemies with the sword..." (Esther 9:5)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322061
Digital filename: 12d000874
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 10; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:05

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "The Jews enjoyed light and gladness," Jews dancing and playing instruments (Esther 8:15-17); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "The Jews enjoyed light and gladness," Jews dancing and playing instruments (Esther 8:15-17)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322060
Digital filename: 12d000873
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 9; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "So they hanged Haman" (Esther 7:10); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "So they hanged Haman" (Esther 7:10)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322059
Digital filename: 12d000872
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 8; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... and proclaimed before him," Haman leads Mordecai on horseback through the city (Esther 6:11) and Haman's daughter pours slops on him; creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "... and proclaimed before him," Haman leads Mordecai on horseback through the city (Esther 6:11) and Haman's daughter pours slops on him
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322058
Digital filename: 12d000871
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 7; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... sleep deserted the king, and he ordered the book of records, the annals, to be brought..." (Esther 6:1-3); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "... sleep deserted the king, and he ordered the book of records, the annals, to be brought..." (Esther 6:1-3)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322057
Digital filename: 12d000870
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 6; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; Haman weighs the silver to be paid for the destruction of the Jews (Esther 4:7); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: Haman weighs the silver to be paid for the destruction of the Jews (Esther 4:7)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322056
Digital filename: 12d000869
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 5; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... bowed low to Haman," the king's servants bow to Haman while Mordecai sits at the gates (Esther 3:2); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "... bowed low to Haman," the king's servants bow to Haman while Mordecai sits at the gates (Esther 3:2)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322055
Digital filename: 12d000868
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 4; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... and the two were hanged on the gallows." Mordecai sits at the city gates while Bigthana and Teresh are hanged (Esther 2:23); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "... and the two were hanged on the gallows." Mordecai sits at the city gates while Bigthana and Teresh are hanged (Esther 2:23)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322054
Digital filename: 12d000867
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 3; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "King Ahasuerus... thought of Vashti... and what had been decreed against her" (Esther 2:1); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "King Ahasuerus... thought of Vashti... and what had been decreed against her" (Esther 2:1)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322053
Digital filename: 12d000866
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 2; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "Then queen Esther wrote the second letter of Purim..." (Esther 9:29); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "Then queen Esther wrote the second letter of Purim..." (Esther 9:29)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322063
Digital filename: 12d000875
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 12; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:05

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; Below, Haman's sons are hanged (Esther 9:14); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: Below, Haman's sons are hanged (Esther 9:14)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322062
Digital filename: 12d000877
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 11; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:05

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... Mordecai... ranked next to King Ahasuerus" (Esther 10:3); creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: "... Mordecai... ranked next to King Ahasuerus" (Esther 10:3)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1322064
Digital filename: 12d000876
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS 13; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:05

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; Illustrations: 1. Esther 1:3; 2. Esther 2:1; 3. Esther 2:23; 4. Esther 3:2; 5. Esther 4:7; 6. 6:1-3; 7. Esther 6:11; 8. Esther 7:10; 9. Esther 8:15-17; 10. Esther 9:14; 11. Esther 9:14; 12. Esther 9:29; 13. Esther 10:3; creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: Illustrations: 1. Esther 1:3; 2. Esther 2:1; 3. Esther 2:23; 4. Esther 3:2; 5. Esther 4:7; 6. 6:1-3; 7. Esther 6:11; 8. Esther 7:10; 9. Esther 8:15-17; 10. Esther 9:14; 11. Esther 9:14; 12. Esther 9:29; 13. Esther 10:3
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1321999
Digital filename: 12d000864
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; Full scroll, partially open, Esther 4:7 to 6:3; creation date: 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll
View Title: Full scroll, partially open, Esther 4:7 to 6:3
Site/Repository: Creation location: Italy; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, sepia, incised wood rod, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, incising
Dimensions: height: 21 cm, height: 8.27 inches, length: 182.2 cm, length: 71.73 inches
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Kings (People); Europe
Work Record ID: 562299
Image Record ID: 1321998
Digital filename: 12d000863
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 18; 43KS; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:04

The Four Orders; Arba'a Turim; Third part: Marriage; creation date: 1435

Work Title: The Four Orders; Arba'a Turim
View Title: Third part: Marriage
Creator/Culture: author: Jacob ben Asher (Jewish, c.1269-c.1343); scribe: Isaac Sofer ben Obadia (Italian, 1400-1499)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Mantua (Lombardy, Italy); Repository: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Rome, Italy) ID: Cod. Rossiana 555
Period/Date: creation date: 1435
Media/Technique: parchment, gouach, ink, gold leaf, handwriting, illumination
Dimensions: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13.19 x 9.25 inches)
Subjects: Manuscripts; Jacob ben Asher, ca. 1269-ca. 1340. Arba'ah turim; Art, Jewish; Prayers; Hebrew alphabet
Work Record ID: 562315
Image Record ID: 1322045
Digital filename: 12d000912
Classification Filing Number: 758.1C; 15I; 48FO 3; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270231
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:10

The Four Orders; Arba'a Turim; Folio 12 verso: Prayer in the Synagogue; creation date: 1435

Work Title: The Four Orders; Arba'a Turim
View Title: Folio 12 verso: Prayer in the Synagogue
Creator/Culture: author: Jacob ben Asher (Jewish, c.1269-c.1343); scribe: Isaac Sofer ben Obadia (Italian, 1400-1499)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Mantua (Lombardy, Italy); Repository: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Rome, Italy) ID: Cod. Rossiana 555
Period/Date: creation date: 1435
Media/Technique: parchment, gouach, ink, gold leaf, handwriting, illumination
Dimensions: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13.19 x 9.25 inches)
Subjects: Manuscripts; Jacob ben Asher, ca. 1269-ca. 1340. Arba'ah turim; Art, Jewish; Prayers; Hebrew alphabet
Work Record ID: 562315
Image Record ID: 1322024
Digital filename: 12d000892
Classification Filing Number: 758.1C; 15I; 48FO 12v; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270231
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:07

Marriage Contract; Ketubah; creation date: 1732

Work Title: Marriage Contract; Ketubah
Creator/Culture: Jewish; Italian
Site/Repository: Creation location: Padua (Padova, Veneto, Italy); Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 1732
Media/Technique: parchment, gouach, ink, gold leaf, handwriting, illumination
Dimensions: 88.7 x 59 cm (34.92 x 23.23 inches)
Subjects: Manuscripts; Documents; Contracts; Marriage; Illuminations; Art, Jewish; Hebrew alphabet; Birds; Peacocks; Flowers (Plants); Gardens; Sacrifice of Isaac; Bible. Old Testament; Jerusalem
Work Record ID: 562319
Image Record ID: 1322032
Digital filename: 12d000899
Classification Filing Number: 758.1C; 18I; 48MCP; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270231
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:08

Belt Buckle for the Day of Atonement; creation date: 1802

Work Title: Belt Buckle for the Day of Atonement
Creator/Culture: Jewish; Polish
Site/Repository: Creation location: Poland; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 1802
Media/Technique: silver, repoussé, engraving (incising), gilding
Dimensions: 6.9 x 13.8 cm (2.72 x 5.43 inches)
Subjects: Buckles (strap accessories); Belts (Costume accessories); Plaques (Flat objects); Sacrifice of Isaac; Art, Jewish; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Festivals
Work Record ID: 562296
Image Record ID: 1321981
Digital filename: 12d000846
Classification Filing Number: 558.15; 19; 78DA; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:01

Mishneh Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah;Repetition of the Torah; Folio 32 recto: The Book of Devotion; Creation date: ca. 1400

Work Title: Mishneh Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah;Repetition of the Torah
View Title: Folio 32 recto: The Book of Devotion
Creator/Culture: author: Moses Maimonides (Jewish, 1138-1204)
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Bologna (Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy); Repository: Jewish National and University Library (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: Creation date: ca. 1400
Media/Technique: parchment, ink, gouach, gold, handwriting, illumination
Dimensions: 45 x 29.5 cm (17.72 x 11.61 inches)
Subjects: Manuscripts; Books; Illuminations; Laws; Customs; Art, Jewish; Hebrew alphabet; Devotional objects
Work Record ID: 223608
Image Record ID: 1322023
Digital filename: 12d000891
Classification Filing Number: 758.1C; 15I; 48MT 32r; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270231
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:07

Mishneh Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah;Repetition of the Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Book of Judges initial word Shoftim with three men before a panel of judges; Creation date: ca. 1400

Work Title: Mishneh Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah;Repetition of the Torah
View Title: Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Book of Judges initial word Shoftim with three men before a panel of judges
Creator/Culture: author: Moses Maimonides (Jewish, 1138-1204)
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Bologna (Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy); Repository: Jewish National and University Library (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: Creation date: ca. 1400
Media/Technique: parchment, ink, gouach, gold, handwriting, illumination
Dimensions: 45 x 29.5 cm (17.72 x 11.61 inches)
Subjects: Manuscripts; Books; Illuminations; Laws; Customs; Art, Jewish; Hebrew alphabet; Devotional objects
Work Record ID: 223608
Image Record ID: 722265
Classification Filing Number: 758.1C; 15I; 48MT 298v

Mishneh Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah;Repetition of the Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Book of Sacrifices; Creation date: ca. 1400

Work Title: Mishneh Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah;Repetition of the Torah
View Title: Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Book of Sacrifices
Creator/Culture: author: Moses Maimonides (Jewish, 1138-1204)
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Bologna (Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy); Repository: Jewish National and University Library (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: Creation date: ca. 1400
Media/Technique: parchment, ink, gouach, gold, handwriting, illumination
Dimensions: 45 x 29.5 cm (17.72 x 11.61 inches)
Subjects: Manuscripts; Books; Illuminations; Laws; Customs; Art, Jewish; Hebrew alphabet; Devotional objects
Work Record ID: 223608
Image Record ID: 722264
Classification Filing Number: 758.1C; 15I; 48MT 1

Esther Scroll; Esther scroll with the wheel of the zodiac; creation date: Early 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll
View Title: Esther scroll with the wheel of the zodiac
Creator/Culture: Jewish
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: Early 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, gouach, painting (image-making), handwriting
Dimensions: height: 10 inches (25.5 cm), length: 117 inches (297 cm)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Male figures; Female figures; Horses; Zodiac symbols; Art, Jewish; Germany; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament
Work Record ID: 562255
Image Record ID: 1321932
Digital filename: 12d000818
Classification Filing Number: 358.15; 18; 43SE; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270228
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:58:34

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: Ahasuerus's feast (Esther 1:3); Left: Vashti's execution; creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Right: Ahasuerus's feast (Esther 1:3); Left: Vashti's execution
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322065
Digital filename: 12d000880
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF 1-2; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:05

Esther Scroll and Case; In the last column, a page of benedictions: the heading Barukh (Blessed) is printed, illuminated, and flanked by lions rampant. Below, five heroes of the Purim play, each holding an oval cartouche with the inscriptions (in sepia): "Cursed be Haman who sought to slay me;" "Blessed be Mordecai the Judean!"; "Cursed be Zeresh, my menacer's wife"; "Blessed be Esther, my protectress!"; "Harbonah, too, be well remembered" (from the Purim liturgy); creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: In the last column, a page of benedictions: the heading Barukh (Blessed) is printed, illuminated, and flanked by lions rampant. Below, five heroes of the Purim play, each holding an oval cartouche with the inscriptions (in sepia): "Cursed be Haman who sought to slay me;" "Blessed be Mordecai the Judean!"; "Cursed be Zeresh, my menacer's wife"; "Blessed be Esther, my protectress!"; "Harbonah, too, be well remembered" (from the Purim liturgy)
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322073
Digital filename: 12d000888
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF 17; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:06

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: Ahasuerus and Esther seated on their thrones. At the right, cavalry battle between the Jews and their enemies; Left: Days of feasting and joy: An ensemble plays from sheet music for a circle of dancers in clowns' garb. At the left, a sailboat: "Mordecai... sent dispatches to all the Jews throughout the provinces of king Ahasuerus..." (Esther 9:20); creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Right: Ahasuerus and Esther seated on their thrones. At the right, cavalry battle between the Jews and their enemies; Left: Days of feasting and joy: An ensemble plays from sheet music for a circle of dancers in clowns' garb. At the left, a sailboat: "Mordecai... sent dispatches to all the Jews throughout the provinces of king Ahasuerus..." (Esther 9:20)
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322072
Digital filename: 12d000887
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF 15-16; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:06

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: "He had them written in the name of king Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet. Letters were dispatched by mounted couriers..." (Esther 8:10); Left: Inscribed on a vegetal background, the names of Haman's ten sons, who are depicted lengthwise hanging in the center of the column. The hangman stands at the top of a tall ladder, which is supported by a second figure. At the foot of the gallows stands a Jew in contemporary dress. Below: "For Mordecai was now powerful in the royal palace..." (Esther 9:4), depicting a palace.; creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Right: "He had them written in the name of king Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet. Letters were dispatched by mounted couriers..." (Esther 8:10); Left: Inscribed on a vegetal background, the names of Haman's ten sons, who are depicted lengthwise hanging in the center of the column. The hangman stands at the top of a tall ladder, which is supported by a second figure. At the foot of the gallows stands a Jew in contemporary dress. Below: "For Mordecai was now powerful in the royal palace..." (Esther 9:4), depicting a palace.
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322071
Digital filename: 12d000886
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF 13-14; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:06

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: "'The adversary and enemy,' replied Esther, 'is the evil Haman'" (Esther 7:6); Left: "... Haman was lying prostrate on the couch on which Esther reclined. 'Does he mean,' cried the king, 'to ravish the queen in my own palace?'" (Esther 7:8, test in the previous column); creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Right: "'The adversary and enemy,' replied Esther, 'is the evil Haman'" (Esther 7:6); Left: "... Haman was lying prostrate on the couch on which Esther reclined. 'Does he mean,' cried the king, 'to ravish the queen in my own palace?'" (Esther 7:8, test in the previous column)
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322070
Digital filename: 12d000885
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF 11-12; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:06

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: "Pur - which means 'lot' - was cast" (Esther 3:7): a figure (Haman) shoots an arrow at the zodiac wheel; "The courtiers went out posthaste on the royal mission..." (Esther 3:15); Left: "Mordecai tore his clothes..." (Esther 4:1); creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Right: "Pur - which means 'lot' - was cast" (Esther 3:7): a figure (Haman) shoots an arrow at the zodiac wheel; "The courtiers went out posthaste on the royal mission..." (Esther 3:15); Left: "Mordecai tore his clothes..." (Esther 4:1)
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322069
Digital filename: 12d000882
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF 5-6; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:05

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: "Sleep deserted the king and he ordered the book of records, the annals, to be brought" (Esther 6:1); Left: Haman leads Mordecai on horseback (Esther 6:11); creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Right: "Sleep deserted the king and he ordered the book of records, the annals, to be brought" (Esther 6:1); Left: Haman leads Mordecai on horseback (Esther 6:11)
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322068
Digital filename: 12d000884
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF 9-10; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:06

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: Mordecai seated at the city gates (Esther 3:2); Left: Marriage of Esther and Ahasuerus; creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Right: Mordecai seated at the city gates (Esther 3:2); Left: Marriage of Esther and Ahasuerus
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322067
Digital filename: 12d000881
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF 3-4; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:05

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: Haman weighs the money he received from the king (illustrating the text where Mordecai informs Esther that Haman has been paid by the king) (Esther 4:7); Left: "As soon as the king saw queen Esther standing... the king extended to Esther the golden sceptre... and Esther approached and touched..." (Esther 5:2); creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Right: Haman weighs the money he received from the king (illustrating the text where Mordecai informs Esther that Haman has been paid by the king) (Esther 4:7); Left: "As soon as the king saw queen Esther standing... the king extended to Esther the golden sceptre... and Esther approached and touched..." (Esther 5:2)
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322066
Digital filename: 12d000883
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF 7-8; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:06

Esther Scroll and Case; Illustrations: 1. Esther 1:3; 2. Vashti's execution; 3. Esther 3:2; 4. Marriage of Esther and Ahasuerus; 5. Esther 3:7; 6. Esther 4:1; 7. Esther 4:7; 8. Esther 5:2; 9. Esther 6:1; 10. Esther 6:11; 11. Esther 7:6; 12. Esther 7:8; 13. Esther 8:10; 14. Esther 9:4; 15. Esther and Ahasuerus seated on their thrones; 16. Esther 9:20; 17. Five heroes of the Purim play; creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Illustrations: 1. Esther 1:3; 2. Vashti's execution; 3. Esther 3:2; 4. Marriage of Esther and Ahasuerus; 5. Esther 3:7; 6. Esther 4:1; 7. Esther 4:7; 8. Esther 5:2; 9. Esther 6:1; 10. Esther 6:11; 11. Esther 7:6; 12. Esther 7:8; 13. Esther 8:10; 14. Esther 9:4; 15. Esther and Ahasuerus seated on their thrones; 16. Esther 9:20; 17. Five heroes of the Purim play
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322007
Digital filename: 12d000879
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:05

Esther Scroll and Case; Scroll partially open to the beginning and case; creation date: 17th - 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll and Case
View Title: Scroll partially open to the beginning and case
Site/Repository: Creation location: possibly Germany; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 17th - 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, silver, handwriting, illumination, repoussé, engraving (incising), casting, copper engraving (printing process)
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Europe; Figurines; Cases (containers); Customs; Copper engraving (printing process); Prints
Work Record ID: 562301
Image Record ID: 1322006
Digital filename: 12d000878
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; 17; 43EF; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:05

Leipzig Mahzor; Leipzig Machzor;Mahzor Lipsiae; V 1102, Volume II, folio 176 recto: The Messianic Fox and the Gate of Mercy; creation date: ca. 1300

Work Title: Leipzig Mahzor; Leipzig Machzor;Mahzor Lipsiae
View Title: V 1102, Volume II, folio 176 recto: The Messianic Fox and the Gate of Mercy
Creator/Culture: Jewish; German
Site/Repository: Creation location: Southern Germany; Repository: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig (Leipzig, Saxony, Germany)
Period/Date: creation date: ca. 1300
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, handwriting, illumination
Subjects: Manuscripts; Prayer books; Art, Jewish; Hebrew alphabet; Festivals; Holidays; Prayers; Gates; Germany; Jews; Leipzig (Germany)
Work Record ID: 562278
Image Record ID: 1321957
Digital filename: 12d000831
Classification Filing Number: 773C; 13; 28LM 176r; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270229
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:58:58

Amuletic Paper-Cut; creation date: 19th - 20th century

Work Title: Amuletic Paper-Cut
Creator/Culture: artist: David Algranati (Jewish)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Turkey; Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: 19th - 20th century
Media/Technique: multi-layered paper, cutting (dividing)
Dimensions: 45 x 41 cm (17.75 x 16 inches)
Subjects: Plaques (Flat objects); Art, Jewish; Bible. Old Testament; Folk Art; Menorahs; Cut-paper work; Amulets; Zechariah (Biblical prophet); Visions; Lattices; Olive trees; Psalms (Bible. Old Testament); Hebrew alphabet
Work Record ID: 562259
Image Record ID: 1321936
Digital filename: 12d000821
Classification Filing Number: 958.15; A200; 14ZA; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270228
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:58:34

Sefer Minhagim; Book of Customs; The Moneychanger; creation date: 1593

Work Title: Sefer Minhagim; Book of Customs
View Title: The Moneychanger
Creator/Culture: Jewish; Venetian
Site/Repository: Creation location: Venice (Veneto, Italy)
Period/Date: creation date: 1593
Media/Technique: paper, ink, wood engraving (process), woodcut (process)
Subjects: Manuscripts; Books; Customs; Woodcuts; Hebrew alphabet; Venice (Italy); Art, Jewish; Prints
Work Record ID: 562282
Image Record ID: 1321962
Digital filename: 12d000836
Classification Filing Number: 772C; 16; 28SMV; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270229
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:58:59

Curtain for the Ark of the Torah; Parokhet; creation date: 1680-1681

Work Title: Curtain for the Ark of the Torah; Parokhet
Creator/Culture: Jewish; Italian
Site/Repository: Creation location: Venice (Veneto, Italy); Repository: Jewish Museum (New York, New York, USA)
Period/Date: creation date: 1680-1681
Media/Technique: silk, silver thread, metallic fringes, embroidering
Dimensions: 216.1 x 140.1 cm (85.08 x 55.16 inches)
Subjects: Curtains; Embroidery (Visual works); Arks; Torah scrolls; Synagogues; Art, Jewish; Ten commandments; Hebrew alphabet
Work Record ID: 562318
Image Record ID: 1322031
Digital filename: 12d000898
Classification Filing Number: 858.15; 17I; 3CAT; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270231
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:08

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 2:23, "... and the two were hanged on the gallows...", the king's chamberlains are brought to the gallows, surrounded by an applauding crowd; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case
View Title: Esther 2:23, "... and the two were hanged on the gallows...", the king's chamberlains are brought to the gallows, surrounded by an applauding crowd
Creator/Culture: artist: Aaron Wolf Herlington (Jewish, c.1710-1757)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Vienna (Vienna, Austria); Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, gold leaf, silver, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, casting, engraving (incising), gilding
Dimensions: height of scroll: 7.6 cm (2.99 inches), length of scroll: 103.5 cm (40.75 inches), height of case: 19.5 cm, diameter of case: 1.7 cm
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Cases (containers); Filigree; Baroque
Work Record ID: 562298
Image Record ID: 1321988
Digital filename: 12d000853
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; H300; 43EC 2b; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:02

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 2:17, "So he set a royal diadem on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti", the king touches the bowing Esther with his sceptre; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case
View Title: Esther 2:17, "So he set a royal diadem on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti", the king touches the bowing Esther with his sceptre
Creator/Culture: artist: Aaron Wolf Herlington (Jewish, c.1710-1757)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Vienna (Vienna, Austria); Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, gold leaf, silver, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, casting, engraving (incising), gilding
Dimensions: height of scroll: 7.6 cm (2.99 inches), length of scroll: 103.5 cm (40.75 inches), height of case: 19.5 cm, diameter of case: 1.7 cm
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Cases (containers); Filigree; Baroque
Work Record ID: 562298
Image Record ID: 1321987
Digital filename: 12d000852
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; H300; 43EC 2a; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:02

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 1:15, "What... shall be done to ... queen Vashti for failing to obey the command of king Ahasuerus", Vashti, her neck in a noose, led by two maidens; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case
View Title: Esther 1:15, "What... shall be done to ... queen Vashti for failing to obey the command of king Ahasuerus", Vashti, her neck in a noose, led by two maidens
Creator/Culture: artist: Aaron Wolf Herlington (Jewish, c.1710-1757)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Vienna (Vienna, Austria); Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, gold leaf, silver, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, casting, engraving (incising), gilding
Dimensions: height of scroll: 7.6 cm (2.99 inches), length of scroll: 103.5 cm (40.75 inches), height of case: 19.5 cm, diameter of case: 1.7 cm
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Cases (containers); Filigree; Baroque
Work Record ID: 562298
Image Record ID: 1321986
Digital filename: 12d000851
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; H300; 43EC 1c; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:02

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 1:9, "...queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women"; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case
View Title: Esther 1:9, "...queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women"
Creator/Culture: artist: Aaron Wolf Herlington (Jewish, c.1710-1757)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Vienna (Vienna, Austria); Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, gold leaf, silver, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, casting, engraving (incising), gilding
Dimensions: height of scroll: 7.6 cm (2.99 inches), length of scroll: 103.5 cm (40.75 inches), height of case: 19.5 cm, diameter of case: 1.7 cm
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Cases (containers); Filigree; Baroque
Work Record ID: 562298
Image Record ID: 1321985
Digital filename: 12d000850
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; H300; 43EC 1b; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:01

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 1:2-3, "King Ahasuerus... gave a banquet..."; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case
View Title: Esther 1:2-3, "King Ahasuerus... gave a banquet..."
Creator/Culture: artist: Aaron Wolf Herlington (Jewish, c.1710-1757)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Vienna (Vienna, Austria); Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, gold leaf, silver, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, casting, engraving (incising), gilding
Dimensions: height of scroll: 7.6 cm (2.99 inches), length of scroll: 103.5 cm (40.75 inches), height of case: 19.5 cm, diameter of case: 1.7 cm
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Cases (containers); Filigree; Baroque
Work Record ID: 562298
Image Record ID: 1321984
Digital filename: 12d000849
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; H300; 43EC 1a; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:01

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Case and scroll partly open, showing illustrations for Esther 5:5, 6:11, and 7:8; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Work Title: Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case
View Title: Case and scroll partly open, showing illustrations for Esther 5:5, 6:11, and 7:8
Creator/Culture: artist: Aaron Wolf Herlington (Jewish, c.1710-1757)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Vienna (Vienna, Austria); Repository: The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel)
Period/Date: creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century
Media/Technique: parchment, pens, ink, gold leaf, silver, painting (image-making), handwriting, illumination, casting, engraving (incising), gilding
Dimensions: height of scroll: 7.6 cm (2.99 inches), length of scroll: 103.5 cm (40.75 inches), height of case: 19.5 cm, diameter of case: 1.7 cm
Subjects: Book illustrations; Scroll paintings; Scrolls (Information artifacts); Art, Jewish; Esther; Hebrew alphabet; Bible. Old Testament; Illuminations; Cases (containers); Filigree; Baroque
Work Record ID: 562298
Image Record ID: 1321983
Digital filename: 12d000848
Classification Filing Number: 758.15C; H300; 43EC; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 270230
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:59:01

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My Old Home; creation date: 1976

Goster Codex (Pentateuch); page; Creation date: ca. 900-1000

Zeena u-reena; Esther pleading for her people before Ahasuerus; creation date: 1792

Prayer Book (Siddur); Folio 117 verso: The Seder Repast: the Matzah; creation date: 1520

Torah Shield; creation date: 18th century

Torah Shield; creation date: 1744

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... King Ahasuerus... gave a banquet..." (Esther 1:3); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... the Jews struck at their enemies with the sword..." (Esther 9:5); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "The Jews enjoyed light and gladness," Jews dancing and playing instruments (Esther 8:15-17); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "So they hanged Haman" (Esther 7:10); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... and proclaimed before him," Haman leads Mordecai on horseback through the city (Esther 6:11) and Haman's daughter pours slops on him; creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... sleep deserted the king, and he ordered the book of records, the annals, to be brought..." (Esther 6:1-3); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; Haman weighs the silver to be paid for the destruction of the Jews (Esther 4:7); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... bowed low to Haman," the king's servants bow to Haman while Mordecai sits at the gates (Esther 3:2); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... and the two were hanged on the gallows." Mordecai sits at the city gates while Bigthana and Teresh are hanged (Esther 2:23); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "King Ahasuerus... thought of Vashti... and what had been decreed against her" (Esther 2:1); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "Then queen Esther wrote the second letter of Purim..." (Esther 9:29); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; Below, Haman's sons are hanged (Esther 9:14); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; "... Mordecai... ranked next to King Ahasuerus" (Esther 10:3); creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; Illustrations: 1. Esther 1:3; 2. Esther 2:1; 3. Esther 2:23; 4. Esther 3:2; 5. Esther 4:7; 6. 6:1-3; 7. Esther 6:11; 8. Esther 7:10; 9. Esther 8:15-17; 10. Esther 9:14; 11. Esther 9:14; 12. Esther 9:29; 13. Esther 10:3; creation date: 18th century

Esther Scroll; The King's Scroll; Full scroll, partially open, Esther 4:7 to 6:3; creation date: 18th century

The Four Orders; Arba'a Turim; Third part: Marriage; creation date: 1435

The Four Orders; Arba'a Turim; Folio 12 verso: Prayer in the Synagogue; creation date: 1435

Marriage Contract; Ketubah; creation date: 1732

Belt Buckle for the Day of Atonement; creation date: 1802

Mishneh Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah;Repetition of the Torah; Folio 32 recto: The Book of Devotion; Creation date: ca. 1400

Mishneh Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah;Repetition of the Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Book of Judges initial word Shoftim with three men before a panel of judges; Creation date: ca. 1400

Mishneh Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah;Repetition of the Torah; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Book of Sacrifices; Creation date: ca. 1400

Esther Scroll; Esther scroll with the wheel of the zodiac; creation date: Early 18th century

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: Ahasuerus's feast (Esther 1:3); Left: Vashti's execution; creation date: 17th - 18th century

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: "Pur - which means 'lot' - was cast" (Esther 3:7): a figure (Haman) shoots an arrow at the zodiac wheel; "The courtiers went out posthaste on the royal mission..." (Esther 3:15); Left: "Mordecai tore his clothes..." (Esther 4:1); creation date: 17th - 18th century

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: "Sleep deserted the king and he ordered the book of records, the annals, to be brought" (Esther 6:1); Left: Haman leads Mordecai on horseback (Esther 6:11); creation date: 17th - 18th century

Esther Scroll and Case; Right: Mordecai seated at the city gates (Esther 3:2); Left: Marriage of Esther and Ahasuerus; creation date: 17th - 18th century

Esther Scroll and Case; Scroll partially open to the beginning and case; creation date: 17th - 18th century

Leipzig Mahzor; Leipzig Machzor;Mahzor Lipsiae; V 1102, Volume II, folio 176 recto: The Messianic Fox and the Gate of Mercy; creation date: ca. 1300

Amuletic Paper-Cut; creation date: 19th - 20th century

Sefer Minhagim; Book of Customs; The Moneychanger; creation date: 1593

Curtain for the Ark of the Torah; Parokhet; creation date: 1680-1681

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 2:23, "... and the two were hanged on the gallows...", the king's chamberlains are brought to the gallows, surrounded by an applauding crowd; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 2:17, "So he set a royal diadem on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti", the king touches the bowing Esther with his sceptre; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 1:15, "What... shall be done to ... queen Vashti for failing to obey the command of king Ahasuerus", Vashti, her neck in a noose, led by two maidens; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 1:9, "...queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women"; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Esther 1:2-3, "King Ahasuerus... gave a banquet..."; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century

Esther Scroll (Megillah) and Case; Case and scroll partly open, showing illustrations for Esther 5:5, 6:11, and 7:8; creation date: scroll second half of the 18th century, creation date: case 18th century