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 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.
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
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
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
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.
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. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a c... 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.... More
Initial word from BL Add 26878, f. 57
Detail: decorated initial word. Image taken from f. 57 of Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-272), Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 273-311v) and ~Haftarot~(ff. 312-381) with Rashi... More
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Harley 7586B, f. 81v
Initial-word panels decorated with penwork and pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 81v of Guide of the Perplexed (~Moreh Nevukhim~) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation. Written in Hebrew. The "BL Harley Manusc... 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. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers ... More
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 panels from BL Or 2737, f. 27v
Decorated initial-word panels, ~YYY~ (an abbrevation of the Divine Name, Psalm 115:12) and ~Ahavti~ (I love, Psalm 116), in the second part of the Hallel. Image taken from f. 27v of Haggadah for Passover (the '... More
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 from BL Add 26878, f. 57
Initial word of the main text ~wa-yedabber~ (and [God] spoke) decorated by foliate scrolls and hybrid heads. The initial word of the Targumic text is decorated with the head of a dragon and a man, at the beginn... 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 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 He... More
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
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 2737, f. 28v
Decorated initial-word panels, ~Mah~ (how, Psalm 116:12) and ~Hallelu~ (praise, Psalm 117), in the second part of the Hallel. Image taken from f. 28v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). ... 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 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 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
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 45
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 panel, the t... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL King's 1, f. 31
Decorated initial-word panel with the title of the book, ~S[efer] Shemot~ (the Book of Exodus) at the beginning of Exodus. Image taken from f. 31 of Bible (the 'King's Bible'). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 2884, f. 22v
Decorated initial-word panels with pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 22v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 7621, f. 254v
Initial-word panel ~Elleh~ (these) decorated with floral border inhabited by birds, and with a medallion containing Moses speaking to the people of Israel, at the beginning of Deuteronomy. Image taken from f. 2... More
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 2737, f. 26v
Decorated initial-word panels in foliate frame. The upper one is ~Shefokh~ (pour out), at the introductory passage for the second part of the Hallel: 'Pour out your wrath' (Psalm 79:6); the lower one is ~Lo~ (n... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 19944, f. 112
Initial-word panel decorated with a floral border inhabited by putti and birds, at the beginning of the mishnaic tractate ~Pirqei Avot~. Image taken from f. 112 of Pentateuch (the 'Coburg Pentateuch') with the ... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 110v
Detail of a decorated initial word panel ~We-ha-melekh~ (and the king), at the beginning of Kings. Ownership inscription in the initial-word panel. Image taken from f. 110v of Former and Latter Prophets (~Nevii... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 14061, f. 72v
Decorated initial-word panel accompanied with foliate scrolls and later additions of a bird and a flower vase. Image taken from f. 72v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 1424, f. 9v
Detail: two decorated initial-word panels with a border in the outer margin. Image taken from f. 9v of Biblical readings and liturgical poems for Passover. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL King's 1, f. 31
Detail of a decorated initial-word panel with the title of the book, ~S[efer] Shemot~ (the Book of Exodus) at the beginning of Exodus. Image taken from f. 31 of Bible (the 'King's Bible'). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word, miniature from BL Or 2884, f. 41v
Decorated initial-word panel,~We-nitzaq~ (and we cried out); a miniature in the lower margin depicting a kneeling man in prayer. Image taken from f. 41v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Writte... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 21967, f. 151
Initial-word panel ~Sefer~ (book) flanked by foliate scrolls, at the beginning of the second book of Avicenna’s Canon. Image taken from f. 151 of Hebrew translation of the first two books of Avicenna's Canon. W... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 5600, f. 110v
Initial-word panel decorated with white vine motifs at the beginning of the ~musaf~ for Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 110v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, North African r... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2884, f. 60v
Decorated initial-word panel with gold letters and a miniature in the lower margin depicting a dragon and foliate, at Psalm 118, in the Hallel. Image taken from f. 60v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Hagg... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 30
Decorated initial-word panel, at the beginning of Psalm 118:5: ~Min~ (in [distress]). Image taken from f. 30 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 18684, f. 12
Detail of a page: initial-word panel inhabited by animals, dragons and hybrids. Image taken from f. 12 of Collection of halakhical works: ~Sefer Mitzwot Qatan~ ('SeMaQ') by Isaac of Corbeil with the additions o... More
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2626, f. 4v
Initial-word panels with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 4v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. 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 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.
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.
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.
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 panels from BL Or 1487, f. 125v
Initial-word panels with penwork decoration and marginal drawing of a dragon. Image taken from f. 125v of Commentary on the Pentateuch. 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. 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 panels from BL Or 14061, f. 89
Decorated initial-word panels with foliate scrolls. Image taken from f. 89 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). 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 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.
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
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 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
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 panels from BL Add 27210, f. 69
Decorated initial-word panels. Image taken from f. 69 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 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. 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 5024, f. 9
Initial-word panel inhabited by a dragon and decorated with gold vines, accompanied with two foliate scrolls. Image taken from f. 9 of Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger (~Pisqei Rabbi Yeshayah Aharon~). ... More
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Add 26968, ff. 28v-29
Initial-word panels with pen-flourishing Image taken from ff. 28v-29 of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2626, f. 6
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 6 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. 7
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 7 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. 184v
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 184v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2884, f. 24
Initial-word panel with pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 24 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 195
Initial-word panel with gold letters, pen-flourishing and medallions inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of the Book of Leviticus. Image taken from f. 195 of Pentateuch, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~) and ... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 11639, f. 20v
Initial-word panel, ~Wa-yeshev~ (And Jacob dwelt in the land) inhabited by two hybrids, at the beginning of ~Parashat wa-yeshev~ (Gen. 37:1-40:23). Image taken from f. 20v of Miscellany of biblical and other te... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 14061, f. 226
Decorated initial-word panel accompanied with foliate scrolls. Image taken from f. 226 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel and hybrids from BL Harley 5711, f. 286v
Detail of a page: decorated initial-word panel ~U-vi-shnat~ (and in the year of) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Ezra-Nehemiah. Image taken from f. 286v of Bible with... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 7621, f. 76v
Initial-word panel ~Elleh~ (these) decorated with floral border inhabited by birds, and with a medallion containing a coat of arms (of Joab Emmanuel), at the beginning of Exodus. Image taken from f. 76v of Pent... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 19776, f. 55
Inhabited initial-word panel, ~Way-yikra~ (and the Lord called) with gold letters and with two dragons, at the beginning of Leviticus. Image taken from f. 55 of Pentateuch (the 'Coburg Pentateuch') with the Fiv... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 19776, f. 1v
Decorated initial-word panel, ~Bereshit~ (in the beginning), at the beginning of Genesis. Image taken from f. 1v of Pentateuch (the 'Coburg Pentateuch') with the Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~), ~Haftarot~, an... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 452
Initial-word panel inhabited by a dragon and a bird, decorated with gold letters, white vine scrolls and gold leaves at the corners, at the beginning of Ruth. Image taken from f. 452 of Pentateuch, Five Scrolls... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 3v
Initial-word panel, ~Parashat yom shishi~ at the beginning of a weekly portion of the Torah for Passover (Num. (9:1-14) with gold letters, foliate, a bird, and the distorted figure of a man. Image taken from f.... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27126, f. 133
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration, at Shavuot. Image taken from f. 133 of Prayer book, Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 5600, f. 50v
Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and pen-flourishing at the beginning of the section for Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 50v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, North ... More
Initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 195
Detail of a page: initial-word panel with gold letters, pen-flourishing and medallions inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of the Book of Leviticus. Image taken from f. 195 of Pentateuch, Five Scrolls (~Hame... More
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 2884, f. 38v
Two decorated initial-word panels, the upper one is with gold and silver letters and with foliate on the top. Image taken from f. 38v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). 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 birds in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer ha-Mada~. Image taken from f. 31v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 1861, f. 223v
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration, at the beginning of Ruth. Image taken from f. 223v of Pentateuch with Targum and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-219); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 220-244v); ~Haf... More
Historiated initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 148
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 for Shavu... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 15283, f. 242v
Detail of a page: 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.
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Add 27210, f. 50
Initial-word panels with gold letters and foliate scrolls. Image taken from f. 50 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 2737, f. 19v
Decorated initial-word panels: ~ilu~, ~dayyenu~, and ~al~, at the last section of ~Dayyenu~ (It would have been enough), a thanksgiving hymn for Passover. Image taken from f. 19v of Haggadah for Passover (the '... More
Initial-word panel from BL Add 26933, f. 1v
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, inhabited by a dog, and accompanied with a bird in the outer margin. Image taken from f. 1v of Commentary on the Pentateuch in an abridged form. W... More
Initial-word panel and full border from BL Or 2626, f. 2
Initial-word panels with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 2 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. 8
Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border inhabited by birds. Image taken from f. 8 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panels and full border from BL Or 2626, f. 5v
Initial-word panels with penwork decoration and full floral and penwork border. Image taken from f. 5v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Pentateuch. 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.
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 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.
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 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.
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Harley 7586B, f. 67v
Initial-word panels decorated with penwork and pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 67v of Guide of the Perplexed (~Moreh Nevukhim~) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation. Written in Hebrew. The "BL Harley Manusc... More
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 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.