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Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 332v
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Man wearing loin cloth from BL Add 14762, f. 12v
Tripartite Mahzor, Germany, early 14th century. Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, MS. Mich. 619, fol. 5b
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 11657, f. 318v
Embellished bands from BL Or 1404, f. 16
King David playing the harp from BL Add 15282, f. 302
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Stork from BL Add 16577, f. 41v
Scapegoat from BL Add 26878, f. 161v
Frontispiece from BL Add 16577, f. 27v
Deer from BL Add 15423, f. 30v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Deer from BL Add 15423, f. 30v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Cauldron from BL Add 10456, f. 47v
Kol nidre from BL Add 16916, f. 48v
Tabernacle from BL Add 26878, f. 111v
Deer from BL Add 26896, f. 209v
Stork from BL Add 16577, f. 41v
Summary
Decorated initial-word panels at the beginning of the customs of Purim accompanied by a white stork holding a fish in its beak. Image taken from f. 41v of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Tags
stork
decorated initials
italian rite
prayer book
italy
illuminated initials
medieval manuscript
illustrated books
medieval miniatures
british library
Date
1300 - 1500
Source
British Library
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain