Havdalah from BL Add 14761, f. 26

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Havdalah from BL Add 14761, f. 26

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Detail of a historiated initial-word panel: Barukh (blessed) at the beginning of the benediction for the ending of the Shabbat (Havdalah ceremony). An elderly man lifts a goblet while performing the ~Havdalah~ blessing over a twisted candle held by a young boy. (The depiction of Havdalah ceremony also occurs on f. 24v.) Image taken from f. 26 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.

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1300 - 1500
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