Playful figures and creatures spring to life among the foliate borders of this beautiful manuscript
Playful figures and creatures spring to life among the foliate borders of this beautiful manuscript of The Book of Esther. Written in semi-square Italian Sephardic script, this object is a part of the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection and can be read in its entirety online. Call number: LJS 41Facsimile: http://ow.ly/Be5Q30eQyr9 * * *#KislakCenter #Pennlibraries #librariesofinstagram #Judaism #Hebrew #BookofEsther #Purim #specialcollections #illustration #parchment #facsimile #illumination @judaica_dh @sims_mss -- source link
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