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Scorpio from BL Add 22413, f. 141
Sagittarius from BL Add 22413, f. 141v
Sagittarius from BL Add 22413, f. 141v
Capricorn from BL Add 22413, f. 142
Virgo from BL Add 22413, f. 140
Aries from BL Add 22413, f. 138
Gemini from BL Add 22413, f. 139
Aries from BL Add 22413, f. 138
Gemini from BL Add 22413, f. 139
Scorpio from BL Add 22413, f. 141
Summary
Detail: medallion with the zodiac sign of Scorpio (~Akrav~) depicted as a turtle, in the Prayer for rain (~Tefilat ha-geshem~, Davidson vol. 2, no. 3466) recited on Shemini Atzeret. Image taken from f. 141 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.
Tags
joseph kara
scorpio
medallion
prayer book
ecclesiastes
the book of ruth
zodiac
germany
images of zodiac signs
medieval manuscript
british library
Date
1000 - 1400
Source
British Library
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain