Decorated letter from BL Harley 7586A, f. 2
Detail of the Hebrew letter ~shin~ decorated with foliate motifs, which served as a book plate of the patron Shabbetai ben Mattatya of Rome (see Narkiss, 1984). Image taken from f. 2 of Guide of the Perplexed (... More
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 35
Gold and silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 35 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Full border from BL Add 27210, f. 4
Full border with early seventeenth-century decoration. Image taken from f. 4 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Micrographic design from BL Or 9879, f. 338
~Masorah~ written in micrographic form of foliate scrolls inhabited by birds, at the beginning of Ecclesiastes. Image taken from f. 338 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268-424), ... More
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 38
Gold and coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 38 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text pages from BL Add 14761, ff. 155v-156
A double opening with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from ff. 155v-156 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 33
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 33 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Hybrids from BL Add 26896, f. 367v
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
Coloured lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 98
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 98 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Micrographic design from BL Or 2211, f. 245
~Masorah~ written in micrographic form of geometric design, foliate motifs and birds, at the beginning of Amos. Image taken from f. 245 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268-424), ... More
Flyleaf from BL Or 2540, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Flyleaf Image taken from f. 1 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Blank folio from BL Or 2540, f. 2
Blank folio. Image taken from f. 2 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 90
Text page. Image taken from f. 90 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated ~parashah~ sign. from BL Or 2365, f. 109v
Decorated ~parashah~ sign. Image taken from f. 109v of Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
Gold and silver lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 35v
Gold and silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 35v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Micrography from BL Or 2373, f. 132
Detail of a page: ~masorah~ written in micrographic form of foliate scrolls and dragons, at the beginning of Jeremiah. Image taken from f. 132 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268... More
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 50v
Text page. Image taken from f. 50v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text pages from BL Add 14761, ff. 139v-140
Text pages with punctuated Sephardi semi-cursive script. Image taken from ff. 139v-140 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Embellished vertical bands from BL Or 2884, f. 48v
Vertical bands containing keywords of the thanksgiving hymn, ~Dayyenu~ (It would have been enough) decorated with gold letters, pen-flourishing and foliate spreading to the upper margin. Image taken from f. 48v... More
Text pages from BL Or 1423, ff. 4v-5
Text pages with coloured letter, at the introduction to the Guide of the Perplexed. Image taken from ff. 4v-5 of The Guide of the Perplexed, Judeo-Arabic text (~Dalalat al Ha'irin~). Written in Judeo-Arabic.
Sagittarius and Pisces from BL Add 26896, f. 155v
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
Seder from BL Or 11924, f. 153v
Detail of a painting of a couple standing at the spread Seder table, lifting the seder basket. Under the table, there is a big cat. Image taken from f. 153v of Prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew, Judeo-Italian.
Owl from BL Or 2628, f. 185v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a full border with an owl. Image taken from f. 185v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Hagiographa. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 8v
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 8v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Carpet page from BL Or 11594, f. 1v
Carpet page of geometrical and foliate motifs. Image taken from f. 1v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the whole year, Sephardic rite, with the commentary of Joseph Zaddik. Written in Hebrew.
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 51v
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 51v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Dragons from BL Add 26896, f. 353v
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
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 11
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 11 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 12
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and a foliate band. Image taken from f. 12 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Text page from BL Add 14761, f. 157v
Text page with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from f. 157v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 18v
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 18v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 13v
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 13v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Gold and silver lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 39v
Gold and silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 39v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 17
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script with a foliage pattern as line filler. Image taken from f. 17 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Text page from BL Add 14761, f. 145
Text page with Sephardi punctuated semi-cursive script. Image taken from f. 145 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 4v
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 4v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Frontispiece from BL Or 2737, f. 1
A green vine with leaves, sprigs and bunches of grapes in the middle of the folio framed by a thin line. Image taken from f. 1 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Full border from BL Add 27210, f. 9v
Full border with early seventeenth-century decoration. Image taken from f. 9v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Numbers from BL Or 1467, f. 44 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Text page from the Book of Numbers. Image taken from f. 44 of A large fragment of the Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 16v
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and several embellished line fillers. Image taken from f. 16v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Lion from BL Or 2628, f. 185v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a full floral border with a lion. Image taken from f. 185v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Hagiographa. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Purchase note. from BL Add 14761, f. 161v
Purchase note. Image taken from f. 161v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Micrographic design from BL Or 5024, f. 363
~Masorah~ written in micrographic form of geometric design and foliate motifs, at the beginning of Ezra. Image taken from f. 363 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268-424), with ~m... More
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 13
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and an embellished rosette as line filler. Image taken from f. 13 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Penwork decoration from BL Add 27126, f. 132
Penwork decoration at the end of a passage. Image taken from f. 132 of Prayer book, Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Or 2627, f. 262
Text page, Habakkuk 1-2. Image taken from f. 262 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Prophets. Written in Hebrew.
Marginal decoration from BL Or 2373, f. 40v
Marginal decoration at the beginning of Psalm 91. Image taken from f. 40v of A portion of the Hagiographa with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 26
Text page. Image taken from f. 26 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 95
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 95 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Full border from BL Or 2628, f. 186
Full foliate and penwork border. Image taken from f. 186 of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Hagiographa. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 17
Text page. Image taken from f. 17 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 20v
Text page. Image taken from f. 20v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 59
Coloured lettering in a text page. Image taken from f. 59 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Micrography from BL Add 15306, f. 194v
~Masorah~ in micrographic form. Image taken from f. 194v of Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
Full border from BL Add 27210, f. 5v
Full border with early seventeenth-century decoration. Image taken from f. 5v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Gold and silver lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 37v
Gold and silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 37v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 17v
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 17v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 29
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 29 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Taurus and Gemini from BL Add 26896, f. 153v
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
Text page from BL Add 14761, f. 159v
Text page with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from f. 159v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Micrography from BL Add 15306, ff. 191v-192
End of Deuteronomy framed by micrographical design (f. 191v), and ~masorah~ in micrographical form framing a scribal formula (f. 192). Image taken from ff. 191v-192 of Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva... More
Coloured lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 94
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 94 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 14
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 14 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 44
Text page. Image taken from f. 44 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Or 2540, f. 20v
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 20v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Text page from BL Add 14761, f. 157
Text page with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from f. 157 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 76
Text page. Image taken from f. 76 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Micrographic design from BL Or 2628, f. 251
~Masorah~ written in micrographic form of geometric design, foliate motifs and two hybrids and a goat, at the beginning of Micah. Image taken from f. 251 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiograp... More
Leo and Virgo from BL Add 26896, f. 154v
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
Text page from BL Add 14761, f. 148v
Text page with Sephardi punctuated semi-cursive script. Image taken from f. 148v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 54
Text page. Image taken from f. 54 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Add 14761, f. 72v
Text page in Sephardi square script, with the text from Psalm 115. Image taken from f. 72v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Embellished space fillers from BL Or 2540, f. 18
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and line fillers. Image taken from f. 18 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 21
Text page. Image taken from f. 21 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Full border from BL Or 2363, ff. 208v-209
Full borders and geometric motifs at Deuteronomy 32. Image taken from ff. 208v-209 of Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Coloured lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 93
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 93 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 28v
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 28v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 25v
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 25v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated panel from BL Or 2493, f. 57v
Decorated panel with foliate scroll, at the end of ~parashat terumah~ (Ex. 25:1-27:19). Image taken from f. 57v of Portions from the Exodus with Arabic translation and commentary. Written in Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic.
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 40v
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 40v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
The Simple Son from BL Add 27210, f. 31
The word ~Tam~ (Simple Son) with gold letters. Image taken from f. 31 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Add 14761, f. 156v
Text page with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from f. 156v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated catchword from BL Or 2733, f. 44v
Catchword incorporated into a hybrid. Image taken from f. 44v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah, Franco-German rite. Written in Hebrew.
Lion and ~carmina figurata~ from BL Or 5600, f. 131v
~Carmina figurata~ and catchword enclosed within a lion. Image taken from f. 131v of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268-424), with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
Flyleaf from BL Or 2540, f. 1v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Flyleaf, verso side. Image taken from f. 1v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Censors' signatures from BL Add 27210, f. 101v
Text page with the signatures of various censors of Hebrew manuscripts. Image taken from f. 101v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Add 27210, f. 19v
Text page. Image taken from f. 19v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Devil from BL Add 26896, f. 184
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 from BL Or 2540, f. 21v
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 21v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 52
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 52 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 57
Coloured lettering in a text page. Image taken from f. 57 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Marginal decoration from BL Or 2373, f. 78v
Marginal decoration at a masoretic note marking the middle of the Book of Job and at the beginning of a chapter. Image taken from f. 78v of A portion of the Hagiographa with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written... More
Silver lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 38v
Silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 38v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Add 14761, f. 159
Text page with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from f. 159 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Gold and silver lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 33v
Gold and silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 33v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Full border from BL Add 27210, f. 13v
Full border with early seventeenth-century decoration. Image taken from f. 13v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page from BL Add 14761, f. 153v
Text page with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from f. 153v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Devil from BL Add 26896, f. 184
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
Micrography from BL Add 15306, f. 191v
End of Deuteronomy framed by micrographical design. Image taken from f. 191v of Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
Gold lettering from BL Add 27210, f. 39
Gold and silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 39 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.