'It would have been enough' from BL Or 1404, f. 15v

Decorated initial-word panel including the first three words of ~Dayyenu~ the thanksgiving hymn for Passover; the keywords of the hymn, ~ilu~ (if) and ~we-lo~ (without) are inserted into vertical bands with white vine and foliate decoration; in the lower margin, a hare-hunting scene. Image taken from f. 15v of Haggadah with commentary and liturgical poems for Passover (the 'Brother Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

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1300 - 1500

British Library

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