The Bread of Affliction from BL Add 14762, f. 6

Decorated initial-word panel, ~Ke-ha lahma~ ('The Bread of Affliction'). Beneath, under Gothic arches two figures holding banderoles. In the lower margin, a spread Seder table surrounded by the participants with a floral border inhabited by a stork. Image taken from f. 6 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

British Library

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