Similar
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 104v
Numbers from BL Or 2626, f. 117
Full border from BL Or 2201, f. 35
Decorated frontispiece from BL Add 27167, f. 148v
Decorated Text Page - Hebrew illuminated manuscript
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 321
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 110v
Decorated initial-word panel with full border from BL Harley 5698, f. 197v
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Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27167, f. 336
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27137, f. 259
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27167, f. 419v
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27137, f. 247v
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27167, f. 407v
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Add 27137, f. 222v
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 86
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27126, f. 198
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Add 27137, f. 222v
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27167, f. 441
Summary
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 of Pentateuch (the 'Almanzi Pentateuch') with ~Haftarot~ and Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~). Written in Hebrew.
Tags
initial word
panel
initial word panel
decorated initials
hebrew manuscripts
medieval manuscript
illustrated books
five scrolls
medieval miniatures
illuminated initials
british library
Date
1300 - 1500
Source
British Library
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain