Scenes from the life of Adam from BL Or 2884, f. 1v

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Scenes from the life of Adam from BL Or 2884, f. 1v

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Full-page miniature, upper register: the creation of Adam by the angels, lower register: Adam naming the animals. Image taken from f. 1v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.

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1200 - 1400

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