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.
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
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.
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
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2627, f. 252
Initial word panel with penwork decoration with full floral and penwork border inhabited by birds, at the beginning of Amos. Image taken from f. 252 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva... 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 in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Ahavah~. Image taken from f. 63v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1. Written in Hebrew.
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
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.
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
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
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 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
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 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.
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
Initial-word panel from BL Add 14761, f. 65v
Historiated initial-word panel: ~Halleluyah~ (Praise the Lord) of a service in the synagogue, at the beginning of the Hallel. Image taken from f. 65v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Pass... 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
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.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 66
Decorated initial-word panel. Image taken from f. 66 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 32v
Decorated initial-word panel with gold lettering. Image taken from f. 32v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5710, f. 137
Initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (and it came to pass) decorated with penwork and accompanied by a foliate border inhabited by two hybrids, at the beginning of Joshua. Image taken from f. 137 of Bible with ~masorah... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 6v
Decorated initial-word panel, at the beginning of the passage 'Rabbi Eliezer ben Azaryah said'. Image taken from f. 6v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 113v
Initial-word panel inhabited by a lion and a bird, and decorated with gold letters, white vine motifs, and foliate motif at the corners, at the beginning of ~parashat wa-era~ (Ex. 6:2-9:35). Image taken from f.... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 16577, f. 188v
Detail of a decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of the customs of Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 188v of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Carpet page and initial-word panel from BL Or 1487, ff. 138v-139
Carpet page with penwork decoration (f. 138v) and initial-word panel with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing at the beginning of the commentary on Numbers. Image taken from ff. 138v-139 of Commentary on the... More
Initial-word panel and foliate border from BL Add 15423, f. 65v
Decorated initial-word panel accompanied by partial foliate border, at the beginning of Leviticus. Image taken from f. 65v of Pentateuch (the 'Duke of Sussex's Italian Pentateuch'). Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2627, f. 1v
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full foliate border, at the beginning of Joshua. Image taken from f. 1v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Prophets. Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 257v
Detail of a page: initial-word panel with gold letters, pen-flourishing and medallions inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Numbers. Image taken from f. 257v of Pentateuch, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~)... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 16577, f. 177
Initial-word panel inhabited by two birds, at the beginning of the customs of Rosh ha-Shanah. Image taken from f. 177 of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 21v
Decorated initial-word panel: ~matzah~ (unleavened bread) in foliate frame. Image taken from f. 21v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 8
Decorated initial-word panel: ~Tam~ (Simple Son). Image taken from f. 8 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 29v
Decorated panel containing keywords of Psalm 118, in the second part of the Hallel. Image taken from f. 29v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 32
Deocrated initial-word panel in foliate frame. Image taken from f. 32 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5710, f. 34v
Initial-word panel ~Elleh~ (these) decorated with penwork and accompanied by a foliate border inhabited by two fish and a dragon, at the beginning of Exodus. Image taken from f. 34v of Bible with ~masorah magna... More
Initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 98
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 vol. 1, no. 13). Im... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 45
Detail of an initial-word panel with gold letters decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Passover, 'The strength of your miraculous powers' (Davidson vol. 1, 1871). Next to the... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27137, f. 259
Initial-word panels decorated with pen-flourishing spreading into the entire length of the folio by text columns, at the beginning of ~Dinei ha-piqadon~, the chapter on depositing. Image taken from f. 259 of Fo... More
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2626, f. 6v
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 6v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2626, f. 8v
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full foliate and penwork border. Image taken from f. 8v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 14
Decorated initial-word panel in foliate frame: ~We-avarti~, a the beginning of the section ''For I will pass through the land of Egypt'. Image taken from f. 14 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Ha... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 36
Decorated initial-word panel in foliate frame, at the beginning of the Targumic paraphrase of ~Parashat be-Shallah~. Image taken from f. 36 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2628, f. 185
Full-page micrography with full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 185 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Hagiographa. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 39
Detail of an initial-word panel ~Nishmat~ (breath) with gold letters surrounded by foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem, 'The breath of every living thing'. Image taken from f. 39 of Haggadah... More
Initial-word panel from BL Or 10752, f. 72v
Initial-word panel decorated with pen-flourishing and accompanied by two birds. Image taken from f. 72v of Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 332v
Decorated initial-word panel ~Masa~ (burden) with 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.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 15423, f. 140v
Initial-word panel decorated with a mask and pen-flourishing inhabited by a male torso and a rabbit. Image taken from f. 140v of Pentateuch (the 'Duke of Sussex's Italian Pentateuch'). Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel from BL Add 26933, f. 46v
Detail of an initial-word panel with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing accompanied with a bird in the outer margin. Image taken from f. 46v of Commentary on the Pentateuch in an abridged form. Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2627, f. 261v
Initial word panel with penwork decoration with full floral border inhabited by birds, at the end of Nahum and beginning of Habukkuk. Image taken from f. 261v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ ... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 332v
Detail of a decorated initial-word panel ~Masa~ (burden), at the beginning of Nahum. Image taken from f. 332v of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 5600, f. 138v
Initial-word panel decorated with white vine motifs at the beginning of the ~minhah~ for Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 138v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, North African ... More
Initial-word panel from BL Or 11594, f. 47
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 47 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the whole year, Sephardic rite, with the commentary of Joseph Zaddik. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2884, f. 52v
Decorated initial-word panel with silver letters. The last letter ~lamed~ ends in a foliate extending in the upper margin. Image taken from f. 52v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2628, f. 184v
Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 184v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Hagiographa. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 19776, f. 73
Initial-word panel, ~Way-yedabber~ (and the Lord spake) with gold letters and inhabited by dragons, at the beginning of Numbers. Image taken from f. 73 of Pentateuch (the 'Coburg Pentateuch') with the Five Scro... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 16v
Detail: initial-word panel decorated with gold letters and pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 16v of Biblical readings and liturgical poems for Passover. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 7621, f. 142v
Initial-word panel decorated with floral border inhabited by birds, at the beginning of Leviticus. Image taken from f. 142v of Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 5024, f. 258
Initial-word panel decorated with foliate scrolls and two birds and accompanied with a foliate scroll. Image taken from f. 258 of Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger (~Pisqei Rabbi Yeshayah Aharon~). Writt... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 26968, f. 84v
Initial-word panel decorated with elaborate pen-flourishing spreading to the margins. Image taken from f. 84v of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5686, f. 8
Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and floral border inhabited by a bird. There is an illegible inscription inserted into the banderol above and beneath the initial word. Image taken from f. 8 of Festiva... More
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2626, f. 9v
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 9v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14761, f. 64
Decorated initial-word panel with gold letters and white vine decoration and with a dragon on top of the panel. Partial foliate border with a hybrid musician. Both the dragon and the hybrid are unfinished. Imag... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 9
Decorated initial-word panel in foliate frame: ~Barukh~ (blessed). Image taken from f. 9 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Harley 5710, f. 215v
Detail of an initial-word panel ~We-ha-melekh~ (and the king) decorated with penwork and inhabited by two birds, at the beginning of 1 Kings. Image taken from f. 215v of Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. ... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 213
Decorated initial-word panel ~Divrei~ (the words of) and partial foliate border, at the beginning of Jeremiah. Image taken from f. 213 of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5710, f. 63
Initial-word panel ~Wa-yiqra~ (And the [Lord] called) decorated with penwork and accompanied by a foliate border inhabited by two hybrids, at the beginning of Leviticus. Image taken from f. 63 of Bible with ~ma... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 16577, f. 260v
Initial-word panel inhabited by two birds, at the beginning of the customs of Sukkot. Image taken from f. 260v of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel with full border from BL Harley 5698, f. ...
Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Nasim~. Image taken from f. 197v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1. Written in Hebrew.
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 26896, f. 130v
Initial-word panel ~or~ (light) with letters inhabited by hybrids, and framed by foliate scroll, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1962). Image taken from f. 130v o... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 62
Decorated initial-word panel. Image taken from f. 62 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 327
Decorated initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (and it came to pass) with partial foliate border inhabited by a bird, at the beginning of Jonah. Image taken from f. 327 of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written... More
Initial-word panel and floral border from BL Or 2627, f. 252
Detail of a page: initial word panel with penwork decoration with full floral and penwork border inhabited by birds, at the beginning of Amos. Image taken from f. 252 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 60v
Decorated initial-word panel on a text page. Image taken from f. 60v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 39
Initial-word panel ~Nishmat~ (breath) with gold letters surrounded by foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem, 'The breath of every living thing'. Image taken from f. 39 of Haggadah for Passover... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 266v
Decorated initial word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (and it came to pass) with partial foliate border, at the beginning of Ezekiel. Image taken from f. 266v of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel and foliate border from BL Add 15423, f. 1
Decorated initial-word panel accompanied by partial foliate border, at the beginning of Genesis. A coat of arms erased and then overpainted, with foliate scrolls, in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 1 of P... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 7621, f. 191
Initial-word panel decorated with floral border inhabited by birds, at the beginning of Numbers. Image taken from f. 191 of Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with co... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2627, f. 168
Detail of a page: initial word panel with penwork decoration with full floral and penwork border, at the beginning of Jeremiah. Image taken from f. 168 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~pa... More
Initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 39
Initial-word panel with gold letters, foliate motifs at the corners and a small dragon included into a golden medallion, at the beginning of ~parashat hayyei Sarah~ (Gen. 23:1-25:18). Image taken from f. 39 of ... More
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2627, f. 250v
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration with full floral and penwork border, at the beginning of Joel. Image taken from f. 250v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Prophets. W... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2884, f. 20
Decorated initial-word panel with gold letters. Image taken from f. 20 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 257v
Initial-word panel with gold letters, pen-flourishing and medallions inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Numbers. Image taken from f. 257v of Pentateuch, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~) and ~Haftarot~ wi... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 19064, f. 37v
Detail of a page: initial-word panel inhabited by animals and dragons including two hare hunting scenes, at the beginning of the section on the customs of Passover. Image taken from f. 37v of ~Keter Malkhut~ (T... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2884, f. 37
Decorated initial-word panel with gold letters and foliate spreading to the upper margin. Image taken from f. 37 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel with coat of arms from BL Or 14061, f. 1v
Full-page initial-word panel surrounded by foliate scrolls and floral motifs. On top of the panel, there is a coat of arms of a golden lion, at the beginning of the translator’s introduction to the Guide of the... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 318v
Decorated initial-word panel ~Devar~ (the word of) and partial foliate border inhabited by a winged hybrid, at the beginning of Joel. Image taken from f. 318v of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 22v
Decorated initial-word panel with bar extenders and grotesques. Image taken from f. 22v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 67
Decorated initial-word panel. Image taken from f. 67 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 47
Initial-word panel with gold lettering. Image taken from f. 47 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 15283, f. 258v
Dtail of a page: decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of Esther. Image taken from f. 258v of Pentateuch, ~Haftarot~ and the Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 1v
Decorated initial-word panel with gold letters and foliate motifs, in colour; foliate border in the outer margin inhabited by animals, birds and human figures, at the beginning of ~parashiyot~ and ~haftarot~ fo... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 16v
Initial-word panel decorated with gold letters and pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 16v of Biblical readings and liturgical poems for Passover. Written in Hebrew.
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 345
Initial-word panel inhabited by two dragons, a hybrid, a spread eagle and a lion in medallions, and decorated by gold letters and pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Deuteronomy. Image taken from f. 345 of Pen... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 27
Detail of a decorated initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (and it came to pass), at the beginning of Judges. Image taken from f. 27 of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 110v
Decorated initial word panel ~We-ha-melekh~ (and the king) with partial foliate border inhabited by a bird, at the beginning of Kings. Ownership inscription in the initial-word panel. Image taken from f. 110v o... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1487, f. 111
Initial-word panels with penwork decoration at the beginning of the commentary on Leviticus. Image taken from f. 111 of Commentary on the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 113v
Detail: initial-word panel inhabited by a lion and a bird, and decorated with gold letters, white vine motifs, and foliate motif at the corners, at the beginning of ~parashat wa-era~ (Ex. 6:2-9:35). Image taken... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27167, f. 441
Initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi biyemei Ahashwerush hu~ (now it came to pass in the days of Ahasverus) decorated with penwork and pen-flourishing in the margins, at the beginning of Esther. Image taken from f. 441 ... More
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2627, f. 258
Initial word panel with penwork decoration with full floral border, at the beginning of Michah. Image taken from f. 258 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Prophets. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 19776, f. 28v
Initial-word panel, ~We-elleh~ (and these) with gold letters and foliate decoration, at the beginning of Exodus. Above the panel, figural micrography from masoretic notes. Image taken from f. 28v of Pentateuch ... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 15283, f. 242v
Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of Ruth. Image taken from f. 242v of Pentateuch, ~Haftarot~ and the Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~). Written in Hebrew.