COLLECTION NAME:
Hebraica Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1208930
Reference Number:
Hebrew MS 6
Parent Work Title:
Haggadah
Date Created:
14th century [middle]
Page/Sheet:
19b
Description:
Illuminated Sephardi Haggadah. Illustrated: Slaughter of the Passover lamb. The lamb is slaughtered at the threshold of the house while a large fish is turned on a spit in the kitchen. A young couple eat in one dining room while an older gentleman is served in another. Square Sephardi script. Mid-14th century.
Language:
Hebrew
Language Code:
heb
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Bible. O.T.
Subject:
Judaism
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Painting
Technique Used:
Illumination
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
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Kogman-Appel, Katrin, The picture cycles of the Rylands Haggadah and the so-called Brother Haggadah and their relation to the western tradition of Old Testament illustration, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 1997;79(2):3-20.
Multi Page Number:
220
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
