Images from the Michael Machzor of 1258, the earliest known

Images from the Michael Machzor of 1258, the earliest known

Images from the Ashkenazic Rothschild
Vienna Machzor of 1415, a Machzor for
the New Year and Day of Atonement.
Images from the Michael Machzor of
1258, the earliest known illuminated
Jewish prayer book for the Festivals.
Images from the Prato Haggadah,
of c1300, written in accordance
with the Spanish rite.
Images from the important Ashkenazic Laud
Machzor of the 13th century, that were traced
so often the manuscript cracked.
Images from the Rylands Haggadah of the
1300s, a masterpiece known for the curious
creatures that populate its margins.
Images from the elegant and extensively
decorated 1479 Rothschild Haggadah,
commissioned by Moses ben Yekutiel Hakohen.
Images from the 14th century Barcelona
Haggadah , prized for its rich illumination:
128 of its 132 pages are ornamented.
Images from the remarkable 14th century
Sarajevo Haggadah, which survived Jewish
explusion from Spain, the Nazi occupation of
Yugoslavia and the Bosnian War.
Images from the sumptuous Leipzig Machzor
of c1320, a giant manuscript probably
intended for a rich community of the Upper
Rhine.
Calendar cover images based on the Prato Haggadah.
Images from a Moroccan Ketubbah for
Shavuot celebrating the marriage between
G_d and the Jewish People, from the
early 19th century.
Images from the 14th century Tripartite
Machzor, produced in the area of Lake
Constance by the scribe Hayyim and known
for its exotic creatures.
Images from the 13th century Machzor of
Worms, one of the earliest dated
illuminated machzorim which is known
for its initial word-panels.
Images from the 1911 Bombay
Ketubah in ink and paint on paper, a
classic example of a ketubah
reflecting the style of its community.
Image from the 15th century Washington
Haggadah , illuminated entirely in the Italian
tradition by Joel ben Simeon and completed
on 25 Shevat 5238.