Marginal painting of a man lifting a ~matzah~ (unleavened bread) next to the passage, 'This ~matzah~'. Image taken from f. 22 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary More
Marginal drawing of two dragons with their necks entwined with an inscription incorporated the drawing, ‘Dragon Samael’, perhaps added, in Ruth. Image taken from f. 353v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for t More
Dark brown ~cuir ciselé~ binding depicting in the upper register, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, an angel defeating an evil, and a knight fighting a dragon (St George?) in the lower register. Image taken f More
Zoomorphic letter 'lamed'. Image taken from f. 140v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and the Yom Kippur, and beginning of Sukkot, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Dragon's Head Mahzor'). Written in Hebrew.
Detail: a stork is standing on the back of a dog, at a poem for ~Shavuot~ (Festival of Weeks) (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 7694). Image taken from f. 341 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Sp More
Detail: decorated catchword. Image taken from f. 84v of Prayers for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'London Days of Awe Mahzor'). Written in Hebrew.
Marginal decoration of a dragon. Image taken from f. 19v of Prayers for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'London Days of Awe Mahzor'). Written in Hebrew.
Marginal illustration of the ten plagues included into ten medallions, next to the paragraph, 'R. Juda made a mnemonic [out of the first letters of the Hebrew words for the plagues]..' Image taken from f. 17 of More
Detail of foliate decoration connected to two decorated initials and inhabited by animals, in the outer margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 13v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German r More
Illustration of the passage, 'Go and learn': a wandering man with lance and a haversack on his shoulder. Image taken from f. 11v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the comment More
Detail of a marginal painting of a man lifting a ~matzah~ (unleavened bread) next to the passage, 'This ~matzah~'. Image taken from f. 22 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with th More
Detail of an illustration of the passage, 'Go and learn': a wandering man with lance and a haversack on his shoulder. Image taken from f. 11v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite wit More
Zodiac signs of Leo (~Arie~) and Virgo (~Betulah~) in medallions, accompanying a liturgical poem (~piyyut~) for the Prayer for dew during Passover. Image taken from f. 154v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) fo More
Zodiac signs of Taurus (~Shor~) and of Gemini (~teomim~) in medallions, accompanying a liturgical poem (~piyyut~) for the Prayer for dew during Passover. Image taken from f. 153v of Festival prayer book (~mahzo More
Detail of miniatures of the Simple Son and the Son Who Does Not Know How To Ask. Image taken from f. 9v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. More
Detail: marginal drawing of a devil in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 184 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the B More
Text page, at the end of Isaiah. Punctuated Ashkenazi square and unpunctuated Italian semi-cursive script. Image taken from f. 212v of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written in Hebrew.
Marginal drawing of a devil in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 184 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of L More
Detail: zodiac signs of Leo (~Arie~) and Virgo (~Betulah~) in medallions, accompanying a liturgical poem (~piyyut~) for the Prayer for dew during Passover. Image taken from f. 154v of Festival prayer book (~mah More
Marginal drawing of a lion in the outer margin, partially mutilated. Image taken from f. 359v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of More
~Carmina figurata~: marginal commentary written in the shape of two hybrids. Image taken from f. 10 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Writ More
Detail of page: ~carmina figurata~ of a rooster. Image taken from f. 12 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Initials filled with foliate and band motifs. Image taken from f. 17v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Detail of carmina figurata in the outer margin. Image taken from f. 8 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Zodiac sign of Sagittarius (~Qeshet~) and Pisces (~Dagim~) in medallions, accompanying a liturgical poem (~piyyut~) for the Prayer for dew during Passover. Image taken from f. 155v of Festival prayer book (~mah More
Marginal drawings of two hybrids with vine sprigs of vine coming out of their mouths. Image taken from f. 367v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ru More
Zodiac sign of Aries (~Taleh~) in a medallion, accompanying a liturgical poem (~piyyut~) for the Prayer for dew during Passover. Image taken from f. 153 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabba More
Pen-drawing of two hybrids in the margin. Image taken from f. 20v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah, Ashkenazi rite. Written in Hebrew.
Marginal drawing of a deer in the lower margin, and a copy the same figure by a later hand. Image taken from f. 209v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book More
Detail: marginal drawing of a lion in the outer margin, partially mutilated. Image taken from f. 359v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and N More
Decorated catchword. Image taken from f. 84v of Prayers for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'London Days of Awe Mahzor'). Written in Hebrew.
The body of the main text is framed by an angular arcade decorated with geometric design, at the morning prayer for Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 121v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah, Yo More
Detail: marginal drawing of two dragons with their necks entwined with an inscription incorporated the drawing, ‘Dragon Samael’, perhaps added, in Ruth. Image taken from f. 353v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor More
Detail: marginal drawing of a deer in the lower margin, and a copy the same figure by a later hand. Image taken from f. 209v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with More
Decorated initials and a miniature of the Wise Son in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 8v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Miniature of a king in the outer margin, next to the paragraph mentioning the death of Pharaoh, two decorated initials, and ~carmina figurata~ of a dog biting a deer. Image taken from f. 14 of Haggadah for Pass More
Detail of a page: miniature of a spread Seder table surrounded by the participants. Image taken from f. 6 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms More
Marginal illustration occupying both lower margins of the double opening depicting the Exodus of the Israelites with Moses dividing the sea by the help of a divine hand (f. 15) and behind them the Egyptians pur More
Miniature of the Simple Son and the Son Who Does Not Know How To Ask. Image taken from f. 9v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Detail of a miniature of a king in the outer margin, next to the paragraph mentioning the death of Pharaoh, two decorated initials, and ~carmina figurata~ of a dog biting a deer. Image taken from f. 14 of Hagga More
Detail of a miniature of the Evil Son. Image taken from f. 9 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Miniature of the Evil Son. Image taken from f. 9 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Miniature of a man wearing loin cloth next to the passage citing Ezekiel 16:7, '… you were naked and bare'. Image taken from f. 12v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the comm More
Foliate decoration connected to two decorated initials and inhabited by animals, in the outer margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 13v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with t More
Detail of a miniature of the Wise Son in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 8v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Initial words decorated with pen-flourishing in brown ink, at a ~Hoshanah~ (poetical prayer) for ~Hoshanah Rabbah~ (the seventh day of Sukkot; for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1857). Image taken from f. 1 More
Initial words decorated with bands and foliate motifs, at the beginning of the passage, 'Next year in Jerusalem' and Joel ben Simeon's colophon in the outer margin. Image taken from f. 48v of Haggadah for Passo More
Initial word accompanied by two dogs, at the beginning of a ~piyyut~ in Aramaic for Shavuot (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 3197). Image taken from f. 308v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Spe More
Initial words inhabited by hybrids and dragons. Image taken from f. 58v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and the Yom Kippur, and beginning of Sukkot, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Dragon's Head Mahz More
Initial word ~Ekhah~ (how) inhabited by hybrids and dragons, at the beginning of Lamentations. Image taken from f. 368 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Bo More
Detail of an initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of a liturgical poem, 'For to Him praise is proper' (Davidson vol. 2, 215). Under the panel, there is a lion. Image taken from f. More
Initial word ~kol~ (all) with modest penwork decoration around its letters, and framed by an angular arcade and decorated with geometric design and with two towers, at the beginning of Kol Nidrei for Yom Kippur More
Initial-word panel ~Lefikakh~ (Therefore) decorated with foliate and band motifs, at the beginning of the passage, 'Therefore, we are bound to thank'. A torso of a winged lady lifting up the second cup of wine. More
Detail of a 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 Haggad More
Initial word inhabited by dragons, at a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Shanah (Davidson, vol. 1, no. 7106). Image taken from f. 10v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and the Yom Kippur, and beg More
Initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (there was) with its frame inhabited by dragons with foliate scroll tails, at the beginning of Ruth. Image taken from f. 351v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shab More
Detail: initial word accompanied by two dogs, at the beginning of a poem for Passover. Image taken from f. 125 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of R More
Initial word inhabited by hybrids and framed by an arcade with two towers and inhabited by dogs chasing deer, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for ~Shabbat Sheqalim~ (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. More
Decorated initial word flanked by two bushes. In the lower margin, a stork is standing on the back of a dog, at a poem for ~Shavuot~ (Festival of Weeks) (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 7694). Image take More
Initial word, Kol (all), at the beginning of Kol nidre (all vows) inhabited by dragons and hybrids. Image taken from f. 48v of Prayers for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'London Days of Awe More
Initial word accompanied by a deer and a dog, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 2941). Image taken from f. 259v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special S More
Initial word ~melekh~ (king) framed by an arcade flanked by two towers. Both the letters of the initial word and the arcade are filled with geometric design, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Sh More
Detail of an initial-word panel ~Nishmat~ (breath) with gold letters surrounded by foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem, 'The breath of every living thing'. Image taken from f. 39 of Haggadah More
Initial word decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the passage, 'When Israel came forth out of Egypt'. Image taken from f. 25 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with t More
Initial-word panel with letters inhabited by hybrids and dragons with foliate scroll frame, at the beginning of ~Shabbat Parah~ (Davidson vol. 1, no. 1830). Image taken from f. 78v of Festival prayer book (~mah More
Hybrid next to the initial word, at a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Shanah composed by Rabbi Simeon bar Isaac ben Abun of Mainz (Davidson vol. 1, no. 8906). Image taken from f. 27v of Festival prayer book (~mahzo More
Detail of an initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem for Passover, 'Many were the miracles' (Davidson vol. 1, 2175). A torso of a bearded man is holding a blank More
~Carmina figurata~: marginal commentary written in the shape of a rooster and a decorated initial. Image taken from f. 12 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of More
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 Passo More
Initial-word panel ~or~ (light) with letters inhabited by hybrids, and framed by foliate scroll, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1962). Image taken from f. 130v o More
Initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of a liturgical poem, 'For to Him praise is proper' (Davidson vol. 2, 215). Under the panel, there is a lion. Image taken from f. 46v of Haggad More
Marginal painting of a man lifting the ~maror~ (bitter herb), under the initial word ~maror~ at the beginning of the passage, 'This is ~maror~'. Image taken from f. 22v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi More
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 wit More
Initial word with modest penwork decoration around the letters, at the beginning of a poem for the second day of Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 7129). Image taken from f. 166v of Festival pray More
Detail: initial word accompanied by a deer and a dog, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 2941). Image taken from f. 259v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the S More
Unfinished initial word. Image taken from f. 32v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah, Ashkenazi rite. Written in Hebrew.
Initial-word panel ~Nishmat~ (breath) with gold letters surrounded by foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem, 'The breath of every living thing'. Image taken from f. 39 of Haggadah for Passover More
Decorated initial with foliate scrolls and carmina figurata in the outer margin and a decorated initial. Image taken from f. 8 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentar More
Decorated initial with foliate motifs spreading to the margin, at the beginning of the passage about the five rabbis at Benei Braq, and in the lower margin, textual illustration of the five rabbis studying at a More
Initial word ~melekh~ embedded into an architectural frame with an arch, three towers and a foliate scroll, inhabited by a dragon. There is a marginal drawing of a naked figure in the outer margin, probably add More
Initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem for Passover, 'Many were the miracles' (Davidson vol. 1, 2175). A torso of a bearded man is holding a blank banderole an More
Initial word with modest penwork decoration around its letters, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for the afternoon service of Rosh ha-Shanah (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 6823). Image taken from More
Detail: decorated initial word ~Barukh~ (blessed) with six dog busts on top of its letters. Image taken from f. 361v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book More
Detail: initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (there was) with its frame inhabited by dragons with foliate scroll tails, at the beginning of Ruth. Image taken from f. 351v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Spec More
Initial word, ~melekh~ (king) inhabited by hybrids and dragons, at a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Shanah (Davidson, vol. 3, no. 1529). Image taken from f. 1 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah More
Initial word ~melekh~ (king) inhabited by hybrids, at a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Shanah composed by Rabbi Simeon bar Isaac ben Abun of Mainz (Davidson vol. 3, no. 1543). Image taken from f. 26v of Festival p More
Initial-word panel ~Shefokh~ (Pour out) decorated with foliate motifs, with its first letter inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of the introductory sencence of the second part of the Hallel, 'Pour out your More
Detail: two decorated initial words with a hybrid in between, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 7694). Image taken from f. 337v of Fes More
Detail of an initial word decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the passage, 'When Israel came forth out of Egypt'. Image taken from f. 25 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), Germa More
Initial word ~Lel~ (night) accompanied by two dogs, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 3, no. 726). Image taken from f. 125 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Spec More
Detail of an illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 8v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of ~Ma nishtanah~ (why does this night differ), and a miniature of a man pouring the second cup of wine. Image taken from f. 6v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashke More
Initial-word panel ~Ayyelet~ (doe) inhabited by hybrids, a dog and a deer, at the beginning of a poem for the second day of Shavuot (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 2960). Image taken from f. 329 of Fest More
Detail of a marginal painting of a man lifting the ~maror~ (bitter herb), under the initial word ~maror~ at the beginning of the passage, 'This is ~maror~'. Image taken from f. 22v of Haggadah for Passover (the More
Initial word ~shoshan~ (lily) with its letters filled with geometric design and with modest penwork decoration around them, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Yom Kippur (for the poem, see Davidson vol. More
Initial-word panel with gold letters decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Passover, 'The strength of your miraculous powers' (Davidson vol. 1, 1871). Next to the panel, the t More
Initial word ~kol~ (all) inhabited by dragons and hybrids, at the beginning of Kol Nidrei for Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 44v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and the Yom Kippur, and be More
Detail: initial-word panel ~or~ (light) with letters inhabited by hybrids, and framed by foliate scroll, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1962). Image taken from f More
Detail of an initial-word panel ~Shefokh~ (Pour out) decorated with foliate motifs, with its first letter inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of the introductory sencence of the second part of the Hallel, 'P More