Detail View: Hebraica Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader Hebrew MS 6
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Reference Number:
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Hebrew MS 6
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Parent Work Title:
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Haggadah
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Date Created:
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14th century [mid]
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Description:
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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.
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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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Religion
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Subject:
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Bible: Old Testament
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Subject:
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Judaism
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Sub-Category:
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Medium:
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Gold leaf
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Support:
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Vellum
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Creation Site:
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Spain: Catalonia
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Item Height:
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280 mm
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Item Width:
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230 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Notes:
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2013-12
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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