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Full border from BL Add 27210, f. 24

Full border from BL Add 27210, f. 24

Full border with early seventeenth-century decoration. Image taken from f. 24 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Bird from BL Add 11657, f. 110v

Bird from BL Add 11657, f. 110v

Detail of a partial foliate border inhabited by a bird, at the beginning of Kings. Image taken from f. 110v of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written in Hebrew.

Distribution of the sweatmeat from BL Or 2737, f. 89

Distribution of the sweatmeat from BL Or 2737, f. 89

Full-page miniature of a ritual scene, of a man distributing the ~haroset~ (sweatmeat) from a caldron with two men with pieces of unleavened bread receiving their portion, in an architectural frame. Image taken... More

Scene from Exodus from BL Add 27210, f. 14v

Scene from Exodus from BL Add 27210, f. 14v

Detail of a miniature of the tenth plague: the death of the first-born, the death of Pharaoh's first-born, the funeral of the first-born of the Israelites (or the Israelites taking Joseph's bier out of Egypt? (... More

Menorah from BL Or 4227, f. 4 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Menorah from BL Or 4227, f. 4 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Full-page miniature of a menorah. Image taken from f. 4 of Bible with ~masorah~. Written in Hebrew.

Abraham and Isaac from BL Or 2737, f. 93

Abraham and Isaac from BL Or 2737, f. 93

Detail of a full-page miniature of Abraham and Isaac at Mount Moriah (Gen. 22:4). Image taken from f. 93 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

'We were slaves' from BL Add 14761, f. 30v

'We were slaves' from BL Add 14761, f. 30v

Historiated initial-word panel with gold letters: ~Avadim~ at the beginning of the passage, 'We were slaves to Pharaoh'. Beneath the initial word, the Israelites build a tower under the supervision of a task ma... More

Zoomorphic lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 31v

Zoomorphic lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 31v

Initial word with zoomorphic letters, ~she-eno~ (the Son Who Does Not Know How to Ask). Image taken from f. 31v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Decorated masoretic lists from BL Add 27167, ff. 5v-6

Decorated masoretic lists from BL Add 27167, ff. 5v-6

Decorated masoretic lists with initial-word panels and full borders, with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Image taken from ff. 5v-6 of Pentateuch (the 'Almanzi Pentateuch') with ~Haftarot~ and Five Scro... More

The Wicked Son from BL Or 1404, f. 10v

The Wicked Son from BL Or 1404, f. 10v

Four initial-word panels with gold letters and white vine motifs; in the outer margin, a soldier representing the Wicked Son. Image taken from f. 10v of Haggadah with commentary and liturgical poems for Passove... More

Bird from BL Harley 5709, f. 58v

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

Coat of arms from BL Add 26968, f. 294v

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.

Man with lulav from BL Add 26968, f. 298v

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.

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5716, f. 151

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.

Birds from BL Or 2626, f. 7v - Public domain medieval manuscript

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.

Numbers from BL Or 2626, f. 117

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

[Page from Xanten Bible with three columns of text]

[Page from Xanten Bible with three columns of text]

Public domain manuscript page scan, medieval, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 12v

Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 12v

Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and an embellished rosette as line filler. Image taken from f. 12v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.

Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 10v

Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 10v

Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 10v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.

Seder table from BL Or 2737, f. 91

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

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

Creation of Adam from BL Or 2884, f. 1v

Creation of Adam from BL Or 2884, f. 1v

Detail of a miniature of the creation of Adam by the angels. Image taken from f. 1v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

Samson from BL Or 2737, f. 35v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Samson from BL Or 2737, f. 35v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of a folio: miniature of Samson rending the lion. Image taken from f. 35v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

Arcade from BL Harley 7586A, f. 63

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

Penwork embellishments from BL Harley 7586A, f. 178

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

Carmina figurata of a hybrid from BL Add 26878, f. 199

Carmina figurata of a hybrid from BL Add 26878, f. 199

Carmina figurata of a hybrid, at parashat matot (Num. 30:2-32:42). Image taken from f. 199 of Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-272), Five Scrolls (Hamesh megillot; ff. 273-311v) and ... More

Historiated initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 148

Historiated initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 148

Detail: historiated initial-word panel of a man holding a pitcher and a cup, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Simhat Torah (Davidson vol. 1, no. 8400). Image taken from f. 148 of Festival prayer book f... More

Rabbis at Benei Braq from BL Add 14761, f. 31v

Rabbis at Benei Braq from BL Add 14761, f. 31v

Historiated initial-word panel: ~Ma'aseh~, at the beginning of the account of the five rabbis at Benei Braq. The five rabbis are in the windows of a building; their pupils are knocking on the door. Full foliate... More

Hanukkah lamp from BL Or 5024, f. 19

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

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

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

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.

Rabbits from BL Harley 5716, f. 8

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.

Frontispiece to ~Even ha-Ezer~ from BL Harley 5717, f. 2

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

Full border from BL Or 2626, f. 183v

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.

[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

Public domain manuscript page scan, medieval, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Decorated ~parashah~ sign. from BL Or 2365, f. 109v

Decorated ~parashah~ sign. from BL Or 2365, f. 109v

Decorated ~parashah~ sign. Image taken from f. 109v of Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.

Text pages from BL Or 1423, ff. 4v-5

Text pages from BL Or 1423, ff. 4v-5

Text pages with coloured letter, at the introduction to the Guide of the Perplexed. Image taken from ff. 4v-5 of The Guide of the Perplexed, Judeo-Arabic text (~Dalalat al Ha'irin~). Written in Judeo-Arabic.

Micrography from BL Or 2373, f. 132

Micrography from BL Or 2373, f. 132

Detail of a page: ~masorah~ written in micrographic form of foliate scrolls and dragons, at the beginning of Jeremiah. Image taken from f. 132 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268... More

Moses from BL Add 27210, f. 10v

Moses from BL Add 27210, f. 10v

Detail of a miniature of Moses and his family meeting Aaron on their way to Egypt. Image taken from f. 10v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Adam naming the animals from BL Or 2884, f. 1v

Adam naming the animals from BL Or 2884, f. 1v

Detail of a miniature of Adam naming the animals. Image taken from f. 1v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

Decorated title page from BL Add 27210, f. 2

Decorated title page from BL Add 27210, f. 2

Decorated title page depicting an arcade resting on mermaid caryatids and on columns decorated with gold flowers. In the middle of the arch, there is an angel's head with wings. Early seventeenth-century decora... More

Joseph from BL Add 27210, f. 6v

Joseph from BL Add 27210, f. 6v

Detail of a miniature of the council of Joseph's brothers (Gen. 37:26-27), Joseph being pulled out of the well (Gen. 37:28), and smearing Joseph's coat with goat blood (Gen. 37:31). Image taken from f. 6v of Ha... More

The synagogue from BL Or 2884, f. 17v

The synagogue from BL Or 2884, f. 17v

Full-page miniature: service in the synagogue, a bearded man, probably the ~hazan~ (cantor) standing on the ~bimah~ (a platform in the synagogue from which the Torah is read), surrounded by the congregation. Im... More

Division of the Red Sea from BL Add 14763, f. 135

Division of the Red Sea from BL Add 14763, f. 135

Detail of a page: 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... More

Genesis from BL Add 11639, f. 5v

Genesis from BL Add 11639, f. 5v

Initial-word panel, ~Bereshit~ (In the beginning) at the beginning of Genesis. The initial-word panel inhabited by dragons and connected to a vertical band running on the outer margin of the folio. Image taken ... More

Introduction of the Mishneh Torah from BL Harley 5698, f. 12

Introduction of the Mishneh Torah from BL Harley 5698, f. 12

Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, full foliate border in the margins. Image taken from f. 12 of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1. Written in Hebrew.

Chalice from BL Add 26878, f. 269

Chalice from BL Add 26878, f. 269

~Carmina figurata~ of a chalice held by an arm, at ~parashat we-zot ha-berakhah~ (Deut. 33:1-34:12). Image taken from f. 269 of Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-272), Five Scrolls (~... More

King David playing the harp from BL Add 15282, f. 302

King David playing the harp from BL Add 15282, f. 302

Detail of an initial-word panel with King David playing harp in the middle flanked by a lion and a stag. Image taken from f. 302 of Pentateuch (the 'Duke of Sussex's German Pentateuch') with Targum Onkelos (ff.... More

Inhabited foliate border from BL Or 5024, f. 97v

Inhabited foliate border from BL Or 5024, f. 97v

The initial words of the section on Seder Nashim (Laws of Women) is accompanied by decorated panels. Full foliate border inhabited by animals and birds. Image taken from f. 97v of Decisions of Isaiah of Trani t... More

Lighting of the Hanukah lamp from BL Add 26968, f. 101

Lighting of the Hanukah lamp from BL Add 26968, f. 101

Detail of a 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 the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.

Man with lulav from BL Add 26968, f. 298v

Man with lulav from BL Add 26968, f. 298v

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.

Yom Kippur from BL Add 16916, f. 62

Yom Kippur from BL Add 16916, f. 62

Full-page decoration at the beginning of a ~piyyut~ (liturgical poem) for Yom Kippur (Davidson vol. 1, no. 2106). The text of the poem is surrounded by an architectural frame with towers on both sides and with... More

Hebrew Calligraphy LeningradCodex text

Hebrew Calligraphy LeningradCodex text

w:Leningrad Codex text sample. A very old manuscript of the hebrew bible. A former possession of karaït jews. They claim his author was karait, a position refused by rabbanite jews.

Decorated scribal formula from BL Or 2393, f. 329v

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.

Paschal lamb from BL Or 2737, f. 91v

Paschal lamb from BL Or 2737, f. 91v

Detail of a full-page miniature of two Israelites roasting the paschal lamb. Image taken from f. 91v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

Dance of Miriam from BL Add 27210, f. 15

Dance of Miriam from BL Add 27210, f. 15

Detail of a miniature of the Dance of Miriam (Ex. 15:20). Image taken from f. 15 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Jacob wrestling with an angel from BL Add 27210, f. 5

Jacob wrestling with an angel from BL Add 27210, f. 5

Jacob wrestling with an angel, detail of a miniature depicting scenes from Genesis. Image taken from f. 5 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Sacrifice of Isaac from BL Add 27210, f. 4v

Sacrifice of Isaac from BL Add 27210, f. 4v

Sacrifice of Isaac, detail of a miniature depicting scenes from Genesis. Image taken from f. 4v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14763, f. 167

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. 13v

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

Initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 98

Initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 98

Detail of a page: inhabited initial-word panel with foliate and vine scroll decoration, and a hybrid, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for the second day of Sukkot composed by Eleazar ha-Kallir (Davidson v... More

Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 1404, f. 30

Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 1404, f. 30

Keywords of a ~piyyut~ (liturgical poem) for Passover, ~lel shimurim~ (The night of the vigils) are included into panels with penwork and foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 30 of Haggadah with commentary ... More

Rabbi Akiva from BL Or 1404, f. 15

Rabbi Akiva from BL Or 1404, f. 15

Decorated initial-word panel, ~R. Akiva~, and in the outer margin; a miniature of an elderly man holding an open book representing Rabbi Akiva. Image taken from f. 15 of Haggadah with commentary and liturgica... More

Blowing the shofar from BL Add 26968, f. 244

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

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 ~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

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.

Scenes from Exodus from BL Or 1404, f. 3v

Scenes from Exodus from BL Or 1404, f. 3v

Full-page miniature, upper register: Aaron's rod turning to a snake and swallowing the magicians' rod (Ex. 7:12), lower register: the first plague: blood. Image taken from f. 3v of Haggadah with commentary and ... More

Genesis 22 from BL Or 2737, f. 92

Genesis 22 from BL Or 2737, f. 92

Full-page miniature of Abraham and Isaac riding on the ass followed by the two servants. Image taken from f. 92 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

Bible from 1300 (238) - Public domain medieval manuscript

Bible from 1300 (238) - Public domain medieval manuscript

A Bible manuscript from 1300 עברית: תנ"ך משנת 1300

Poems, discourses and riddles. Hebrew Manuscript.

Poems, discourses and riddles. Hebrew Manuscript.

Public domain scan of Hebrew manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 51v

Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 51v

Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 51v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Frontispiece from BL Or 2737, f. 1

Frontispiece from BL Or 2737, f. 1

A green vine with leaves, sprigs and bunches of grapes in the middle of the folio framed by a thin line. Image taken from f. 1 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

The sacrifice of Isaac from BL Or 2737, f. 93v

The sacrifice of Isaac from BL Or 2737, f. 93v

Full-page miniature of Abraham is about to slaughter Isaac who is lying bound on the altar, a streched arm symbolizing the Divine Presence preventing him, the ram caught in a bush standing behind Abraham, in an... More

Lot and his daughters from BL Add 27210, f. 4v

Lot and his daughters from BL Add 27210, f. 4v

Loth and his daughters escaping from Sodom, detail of a miniature depicting scenes from Genesis. Image taken from f. 4v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Pharoah from BL Add 27210, f. 8v

Pharoah from BL Add 27210, f. 8v

Detail of a miniature of Pharaoh ordering the midwives, and the casting of the male children into the Nile. Image taken from f. 8v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Division of the Red Sea from BL Add 14763, f. 135

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

Passover lamb from BL Add 14761, f. 60

Passover lamb from BL Add 14761, f. 60

Historiated initial-word panel: ~Pesah~ (Passover lamb) depicting a young man roasting the Passover lamb. Image taken from f. 60 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona ... More

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2884, f. 29

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2884, f. 29

Decorated initial-word panel with foliate scroll spreading to the upper margin. Image taken from f. 29 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

The zodiac cycle from BL Add 11639, f. 516v

The zodiac cycle from BL Add 11639, f. 516v

Full-page miniature of the plan of nine spheres according to the Ptolemaic system. Outermost circle: the Hebrew names of the zodiac signs, the second circle: names of Hebrew months corresponding to the zodiac s... More

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 3

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 3

Detail: decorated initial-word panel ~Bereshit~ (In the beginning), at the beginning of Genesis. Image taken from f. 3 of Pentateuch, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~) and ~Haftarot~ with ~masorah~ and Rash's co... More

Bulls from BL Or 5024, f. 176 - Public domain medieval manuscript

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

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

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

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 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

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

Ruth from BL Add 15282, f. 294 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Ruth from BL Add 15282, f. 294 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of a full-page panel: initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (and it came to pass) inhabited by hybrids, a lion and a deer, at the beginning of Ruth. Image taken from f. 294 of Pentateuch (the 'Duke of Sussex's Ge... More

Hebrew Calligraphy Mizrah - Israel Dov RosenbaumFXD

Hebrew Calligraphy Mizrah - Israel Dov RosenbaumFXD

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 200, f. 198r – Lexicographical and scientific miscellany

Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 200, f. 198r – Lexicographical and scient...

This medieval Hebrew lexicographical and scientific miscellany dates back to 1290 and encloses three highly important texts, used as the base for published editions and studies. These are: the Maḥberet Menahem... More

[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

Public domain manuscript page scan, medieval, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Xanten Bible, vol. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Xanten Bible, vol. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Public domain scan of Hebrew manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Bird from BL Add 11657, f. 332v

Bird from BL Add 11657, f. 332v

Detail of a partial foliate border inhabited by a bird, at the beginning of Nahum. Image taken from f. 332v of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written in Hebrew.

Tetragrammaton from BL King's 1, f. 2

Tetragrammaton from BL King's 1, f. 2

Full-page miniature of the Tetragrammaton. Image taken from f. 2 of Bible (the 'King's Bible'). Written in Hebrew.

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 30v

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 30v

Decorated initial-word panel, ~Hakham~ (Wise Son) and the initial word, ~Rasha~ (Wicked Son) with gold letters. Image taken from f. 30v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.

Adam and Eve from BL Harley 7621, f. 1

Adam and Eve from BL Harley 7621, f. 1

Detail of a pge: historiated initial-word panel, ~Bereshit~ (in the beginning), of the Original Sin, at the beginning of Genesis. Above the initial word, Adam and Eve are depicted under a tree holding apples, w... More

Esther and Ahasverus from BL Add 11639, f. 260v

Esther and Ahasverus from BL Add 11639, f. 260v

Full-page miniature of Ahasverus handing over the golden scepter to Esther in an architectural frame (Esther 8:4). Caption: 'This is Ahasverus held out the golden sceptre toward Esther, the queen'. Image taken ... More

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5698, f. 13v

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5698, f. 13v

Detail of a page: initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration and a gold crown, at the introduction of the Mishneh Torah. Image taken from f. 13v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1. Written in Hebrew.

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 24

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 24

Decorated initial-word panel, ~Halleluyah~ (Praise the Lord) the first word of Psalm 113, at the beginning of the first part of the Hallel. Image taken from f. 24 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque... More

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