Slaves of Pharoah from BL Add 14762, f. 7

Decorated initial at the beginning of ~Avadim hayyinu~ (we were slaves of Pharaoh), and a miniature of the Israelites building a city for Pharaoh in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 7 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.

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1300 - 1500

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