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Ezekiel's vision from BL Or 2451, f. 203
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Carmina figurata from BL Add 14762, f. 8
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Decorated panel from BL Add 14763, f. 76
Proverbs from BL Harley 5711, f. 241v
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Historiated initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 148
Initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 98
Initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 98
Initial-word panel from BL Add 27137, f. 247v
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27137, f. 259
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 21967, f. 151
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 23v
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 21967, f. 151
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 16577, f. 177
Historiated initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 148
Summary
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 Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) and Sukkot (Feast of the Tabernacles), German rite (aka the 'Tripartite Mahzor' ) including biblical readings: The Book of Ruth and the Book of Ecclesiastes with Joseph Kara's commentary. Written in Hebrew.
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joseph kara
initial word
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initial word panel
prayer book
ecclesiastes
the book of ruth
initials
historiated initials
germany
poetry
poem
manuscript decoration
hebrew manuscripts
liturgical poem
literature
illuminated initials
medieval manuscript
illustrated books
medieval miniatures
british library
Date
1300 - 1500
Source
British Library
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Copyright info
Public Domain