COLLECTION NAME:
Hebraica Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Hebrew MS 6
Reference Number:
Hebrew MS 6
Parent Work Title:
Haggadah
Date Created:
14th century [mid]
Description:
Manuscript of the Haggadah. Illustrated throughout with biblical scenes. Biblical verse or caption indicating the subject matter is written in small characters in a narrow oblong panel at the top and bottom of the patterned border in which the illuminations are contained. Illuminations are in gold and colour. Decorative margins: floral motifs, centaurs, archers, birds, animals and grotesques. Throughout the manuscript, initial words or phrases are written, in monumental characters, in letters of gold within finely ornamented panels.
Language:
Hebrew
Language Code:
heb
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Bible: Old Testament
Subject:
Judaism
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Ink
Medium:
Gold leaf
Support:
Vellum
Creation Site:
Spain: Catalonia
Item Height:
280 mm
Item Width:
230 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2013-12
Metadata Language:
eng-GB