Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 43

Initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem for Passover, 'Many were the miracles' (Davidson vol. 1, 2175). A torso of a bearded man is holding a blank banderole and points to the initial word in the inner margin. Image taken from f. 43 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.

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1300 - 1500

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