Bird from BL Harley 5709, f. 58v
Drawing of a bird holding a hairy hybrid in its peak, at ~parashat wa-yehi~ (Gen. 47:28-50:26). Image taken from f. 58v of Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi’s commentary (ff. 1-240v), ~Haftarot~ with Ra... More
Man with lulav from BL Add 26968, f. 298v
Detail of a marginal painting of a man holding a branch of ~lulav~ and an ~etrog~, at Sukkot. Image taken from f. 298v of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Coat of arms from BL Add 26968, f. 294v
Detail of a marginal painting of a coat of arms of a shield party per fess, a demi-lion rampant. Image taken from f. 294v of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5716, f. 151
Detail of a page: initial-word panel ~Barukh~ (blessed) framed by a full floral border. Image taken from f. 151 of ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars). Written in Hebrew. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a c... More
Numbers from BL Or 2626, f. 117
Detail of a page: initial-word panel, ~Wa-yedabber~ (and [the Lord] spoke) with penwork decoration and foliate scrolls, at the beginning of Numbers. Image taken from f. 117 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~m... More
Birds from BL Or 2626, f. 7v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a full floral and penwork border inhabited by birds. Image taken from f. 7v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
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Masoretic Notes - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Leviticus 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Job 32-34 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Ownership Note - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Joshua 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Jeremiah 52 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Penwork embellishments from BL Harley 7586A, ff. 26v-27
Penwork embellishments spreading to the entire length of the leaves and inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of various chapters. Image taken from ff. 26v-27 of Guide of the Perplexed (~Moreh Nevukhim~) by Ma... More
Inhabited foliate border from BL Or 5024, f. 56
Detail of a page: decorated initial-word panel accompanied with a partial foliate border coming out of the mouths of two lion heads. Image taken from f. 56 of Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger (~Pisqei R... More
Man with lulav and etrog from BL Or 5024, f. 70v
Detail of a page: miniature of a man holding a ~lulav~ branch and an ~etrog~ (a species of citrus), at the beginning of the tractate on Sukkot. Image taken from f. 70v of Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younge... More
Neilah from BL Add 26968, f. 287
Drawing of two closed gates flanking a tower above the initial words, at the ~Neilah~ prayer. Image taken from f. 287 of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Lighting of the Hanukkah lamp from BL Add 26968, f. 101
Initial-word panel decorated with pen-flourishing. Framed marginal illustration of a man lighting the Hanukkah lamp with a congregation behind him. Image taken from f. 101 of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for th... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 26968, f. 9
Initial-word panel ~le-menatzeah~ (for the conductor) decorated with elaborate pen-flourishing spreading to the margins, at the beginning of Psalm 19. Image taken from f. 9 of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for t... More
Menorah from BL Add 14759, f. 2
Full-page miniature of the menorah with caption in Ashkenazi square script. Image taken from f. 2 of Commentary on the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2626, f. 13v
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 13v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
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Genesis 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Esther 9 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Ezekiel 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Seder table from BL Harley 5686, f. 61v
Detail of a miniature of people celebrating Seder with a group of young men lifting the Seder basket over the table. Image taken from f. 61v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the ma... More
Decorated letter from BL Harley 7586A, f. 2
Hebrew letter ~shin~ decorated with foliate motifs, which served as a book plate of the patron Shabbetai ben Mattatya of Rome (see Narkiss, 1984). Beneath, there are three acquisition notes in Hebrew from 1340,... More
Decorated initial-word panel with full border from BL Harley 5698, f. ...
Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border inhabited by a rabbit in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Zemanim~. Image taken from f. 106v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volu... More
Purim from BL Add 26968, ff. 209v-210
Marginal illustration of people celebrating Purim. On folio 209v: in the upper margin a foliate scroll with a duck, a magpie and a dog chasing a rabbit; in the outer margin a man with a jar and a glass; in the ... More
Ark of the Covenant with the cherubim from BL Add 14759, f. 2v
Detail of a page: the Ark of the Covenant with the cherubim. Image taken from f. 2v of Commentary on the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
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Masoretic Notes - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Exodus 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Deuteronomy 34 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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I Kings 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Decorated initial-word panels from BL Harley 7586B, f. 81v
Initial-word panels decorated with penwork and pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 81v of Guide of the Perplexed (~Moreh Nevukhim~) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation. Written in Hebrew. The "BL Harley Manusc... More
Decorated initial-word panel with full border from BL Harley 5698, f. ...
Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, full foliate border in the margins. Image taken from f. 11v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1. Written in Hebrew. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers ... More
Magpies from BL Add 26968, f. 282v
Detail of a partial foliate border inhabited by two magpies. Image taken from f. 282v of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Full border from BL Or 2626, f. 3
Full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 3 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Statues and sculpture over the door of the gallery of House chamber, U...
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Numbers 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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II Chronicles 36 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Judges 21 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Jeremiah 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Malachi 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Seder from BL Or 11924, f. 153v
Detail of a painting of a couple standing at the spread Seder table, lifting the seder basket. Under the table, there is a big cat. Image taken from f. 153v of Prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew, Judeo-Italian.
Division of the Red Sea from BL Add 14763, f. 135
Illustration of the explanation about the division of the Red Sea, at chapter 5 of Maimonides' commentary on tractate Avot of the Mishnah: 'They [the waters] were divided into many paths equal to the number of ... More
Bulls from BL Or 5024, f. 176 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a page: miniature of three bulls one hurting the others, at a subsection on damages. Image taken from f. 176 of Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger (~Pisqei Rabbi Yeshayah Aharon~). Written in Hebrew.
Hanukkah lamp from BL Or 5024, f. 19
Detail: an illustration of a man lighting the Hanukkah lamp, at the beginning of the section on Hanukkah. Image taken from f. 19 of Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger (~Pisqei Rabbi Yeshayah Aharon~). Wri... More
Nest from BL Add 26968, f. 283v
Partial foliate border with a nest full of young birds and a parent bird approaching. Image taken from f. 283v of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Inhabited initial word from BL Add 22092, f. 3v
Initial word ~Bereshit~ (in the beginning) inhabited by animals and human faces. Image taken from f. 3v of ~Gan Elohim~ (The Garden of God): supracommentary on Rashi's commentary on the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel from BL Harley 5531, f. 6v
Initial-word panel with pen-flourishing and a medallion formed by foliate motifs: a rooster holding a piece of wheat with a snake coiling on it in its beak, and above the rooster, there is a moon and a hexagram... More
Frontispiece to ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ from BL Harley 5717, f. 79
Detail of a medallion in the lower margin held by two puttos containing the coat of arms of Joab Emmanuel. Image taken from f. 79 of ~Even ha-Ezer~ (The Stone of Help) and ~Hoshen Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of J... More
[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Genesis 50 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Exodus 40 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Arcade from BL Harley 7586A, f. 110
Initial words framed by an arcade, at the beginning of the third part of the Guide. The arcade is decorated with geometrical, palmette and foliate motifs. Image taken from f. 110 of Guide of the Perplexed (~Mor... More
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Unleavened bread from BL Or 5024, f. 56
Decorated initial-word panel accompanied with a partial foliate border coming out of the mouths of two lion heads. At the top of the border, there is a hand holding a ~matzah~ (unleavened bread), at the beginni... More
Dragon and duck from BL Or 2736, f. 312v
Detail of paintings of dragon and a duck at the end of a passage in ~Pirqei Avot~. Image taken from f. 312v of Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite, with the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Five Scrolls (~Hames... More
Colophon from BL Or 2211, f. 320
Colophon in micrographic form of eleven circles. Image taken from f. 320 of The Latter Prophets with Targum Onkelos and the Arabic translation of Isaiah by Saadia ben Joseph. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic.
Genesis from BL Or 2626, f. 23v
Detail of a page: initial-word panel, ~Bereshit~ (in the beginning) with penwork and foliate decoration, at the beginning of Genesis. Image taken from f. 23v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ a... More
Decorated page from BL Or 2451, f. 378v
Medallion with citations from Psalms and full border. Image taken from f. 378v of Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 1-213v), ~haftarot~ (ff. 214-286), Psalms with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff.... More
Parrot from BL Or 2626, f. 8 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a full floral and penwork border inhabited by a parrot. Image taken from f. 8 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Full border from BL Or 2626, f. 13v
Detail of a full border. Image taken from f. 13v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Seder table from BL Or 2737, f. 91
Full-page miniature of a Seder table, in an architectural frame. Image taken from f. 91 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Seder table from BL Add 14762, f. 6
Detail of a page: miniature of a spread Seder table surrounded by the participants. Image taken from f. 6 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms... More
Penwork embellishments from BL Harley 7586A, f. 178
Penwork embellishments accompanying the initial words and spreading to the entire length of the leaf. Image taken from f. 178 of Guide of the Perplexed (~Moreh Nevukhim~) by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's tr... More
Arcade from BL Harley 7586A, f. 63
Initial words framed by an arcade, at the beginning of the second part of the Guide. The arcade is decorated with geometrical, palmette and foliate motifs. Image taken from f. 63 of Guide of the Perplexed (~Mor... More
[Page from Xanten Bible with three columns of text.]
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Hanukkah lamp from BL Or 5024, f. 19
Decorated initial-word panel accompanied with a partial foliate border in the outer margin inhabited by a deer. In the upper margin, illustration of a man lighting the Hanukkah lamp, at the beginning of the sec... More
Seder table from BL Add 26968, f. 119v
Detail of a framed marginal painting of a family around the Seder table with the master of the house making the blessing over the second cup of wine. Image taken from f. 119v of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for... More
Prayer from BL Harley 5686, f. 60
Detail of a miniature of a man kneeling in prayer on a hill. Behind him two young youths are looking for shelter in a house from the heavy hail. Image taken from f. 60 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with mi... More
Woman from BL Add 26957, f. 74v
Detail of a page: marginal drawing of a lady praying at the beginning of the ~Widduy~ (confession prayer) for Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 74v of Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Frontispiece to ~Even ha-Ezer~ from BL Harley 5717, f. 2
Frontispiece to the second pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Even ha-Ezer~ (The Stone of Help). The initial-word panel is decorated with white vine motifs. The text is framed by a full floral border inhabited by birds... More
Rabbits from BL Harley 5716, f. 8
Detail: initial-word panel inhabited by rabbits. Image taken from f. 8 of ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars). Written in Hebrew. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in... More
Full border from BL Or 2626, f. 183v
Full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 183v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
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II Chronicles 36 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Decorated scribal formula from BL Or 2393, f. 329v
Decorated scribal formula at the end of Tractate Neziqim. Image taken from f. 329v of Fragment of the commentary on Seder Nashim of the Mishnah. Written in Judeo-Arabic.
Seder from BL Or 11924, f. 153v
Painting of a couple standing at the spread Seder table, lifting the seder basket. Under the table, there is a big cat. Beneath the scene, two figures are preparing food for the Seder. Image taken from f. 153v ... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14763, f. 167
Detail of a page: decorated initial-word panel and foliate scroll between the two text columns. Image taken from f. 167 of Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimoni... More
Decorated initial-word panel with full border from BL Harley 5698, f. ...
Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration and a gold crown, foliate full border in the margins and between the two text column, at the introduction of the Mishneh Torah. The full border is unf... More
Blowing the shofar from BL Add 26968, f. 244
Detail of a marginal drawing of a man blowing the shofar in the lower margin, at an instruction to blow the shofar. Image taken from f. 244 of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Wri... More
Menorah from BL Add 19944, f. 18v
Micrography of a menorah, at Psalm 67. Image taken from f. 18v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 1. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Frontispiece to ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ from BL Harley 5717, f. 79
Frontispiece to the fourth pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement). The initial-word panel ~Barukh~ (blessed) is inhabited by three white rabbits. Image taken from f. 79 of ... More
Carpet pages from BL Or 2211, ff. 1v-2
Preliminary pages with the patron's name. Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of The Latter Prophets with Targum Onkelos and the Arabic translation of Isaiah by Saadia ben Joseph. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic.
Micrography from BL Or 2626, f. 179v
Full-page micrographic design. Image taken from f. 179v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
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[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Masoretic Notes - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Job 25-28 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Daniel 6 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Introduction of the Mishneh Torah from BL Harley 5698, ff. 11v-12
Opening with decorated initial-word panels: on f. 11v, two citations from Deuteronomy (Deut. 1:5 and 4:44), on f. 12, the beginning of Maimonides' introduction to his Mishneh Torah with a full foliate border i... More
Carpenters from BL Or 5024, f. 184v
Detail of a leaf: a miniature of two carpenters working, at the beginning of the chapter on wood theft. Image taken from f. 184v of Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger (~Pisqei Rabbi Yeshayah Aharon~). Wri... More
Woman from BL Add 26957, f. 55v
Drawing of a female bust at the blessing for the Counting of the Omer. Image taken from f. 55v of Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Frontispiece to ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ from BL Harley 5717, f. 79
Frontispiece to the fourth pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement). The initial-word panel ~Barukh~ (blessed) is inhabited by three white rabbits and accompanied by a full f... More
Frontispiece to ~Yoreh Deah~ from BL Harley 5716, f. 151
Frontispiece to the second pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Yoreh Deah~ (Teaching Knowledge). The initial-word panel ~Barukh~ (blessed) is decorated with white vine motifs. The text is framed by a full floral border ... More
Frontispiece to ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ from BL Harley 5717, f. 79
Detail of the full floral border with birds and medallions, from the frontispiece to the fourth pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement). Image taken from f. 79 of ~Even ha-E... More