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Summary
Detail: marginal drawing of two dragons with their necks entwined with an inscription incorporated the drawing, ‘Dragon Samael’, perhaps added, in Ruth. Image taken from f. 353v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of Lamentations, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Tinted Mahzor'). Written in Hebrew.
Tags
dragons
prayer book
the book of ruth
hebrew manuscripts
passover
ashkenazi
ashkenazi jews
medieval manuscript
british library
Date
1000 - 1400
Source
British Library
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain