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
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 6 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 61v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 93 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from f. 155 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 71 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page with Sephardi punctuated semi-cursive script. Image taken from f. 148 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Gold and silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 36 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Detail of a full border with a peacock. Image taken from f. 185v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Hagiographa. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and embellished panels as line fillers. Image taken from ff. 18v-19 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 28v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Gold and coloured decoration on a text page. Image taken from f. 51 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). 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
Heraldic symbol of a golden lion in a decorated panel, at the beginning of the Guide of the Perplexed. Image taken from f. 4v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 91 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
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.
Detail of a page: 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.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 9v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 37 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 64v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Full border with early seventeenth-century decoration. Image taken from f. 7v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and embellished panels as line fillers. Image taken from f. 7 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Gold and coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 48 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Panel decorated with pen-flourishing at the end of the Book of Ezekiel. Image taken from f. 302 of Duke of Sussex Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
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 with punctuated Sephardi square script and with a censor's inscription. Image taken from f. 160 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic r More
~Carmina figurata~: text written in the form of a dragon, at a blessing (Davidson vol. I, no. 8703). Image taken from f. 50v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah, Franco-German rite. Written in Hebrew.
~Masorah~ in micrographic form. Image taken from f. 5 of Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
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.
Text page. Image taken from f. 54 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page in Sephardi square script, at a passage from ~Lefikakh~ ('Therefore we are bound to thank'). Image taken from f. 65 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Hag More
Text page. Image taken from f. 50v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
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
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
Catchword enclosed within a hybrid. Image taken from f. 25v of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268-424), with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
~Masorah~ written in micrographic form of geometric design, foliate motifs, two lions and a dragon, at the beginning of Job. Image taken from f. 309 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (f More
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.
Detail: ~masorah~ written in micrographic form of geometric design, foliate motifs, two lions and a dragon, at the beginning of Job. Image taken from f. 309 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiog More
~Masorah~ written in micrographic form of the four living creatures of Ezekiel’s vision and a cherub, at the beginning of Ezekiel. Image taken from f. 203 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiogra More
End of Deuteronomy framed by micrographical design. Image taken from f. 191v of Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
Text page with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from f. 158v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 40 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page. Image taken from f. 65 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 3v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Carmina figurata of a fleur-de-lis, at Ezekiel. Image taken from f. 187 of Former and Latter Prophets with masorah magna and parva, Targum Jonathan and Rashi's commentary. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Opening with full-page miniatures of the Temple implements. Image taken from ff. 3v-4 of Bible (the 'Duke of Sussex's Catalan Bible) with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
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
Full border with early seventeenth-century decoration. Image taken from f. 13v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 23v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page. Image taken from f. 76 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated panel for masoretic note at the end of Leviticus. Unfinished. Image taken from f. 123 of Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
Gold and coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 43 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
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.
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 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. Image taken from f. 26 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 5 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
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. 49 More
~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
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.
Gold and silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 33v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated panel with geometric design at the end of ~parashat bo~ (Ex. 10:1-13:16). Image taken from f. 1v of Portions from the Exodus with Arabic translation and commentary. Written in Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic.
Text page with punctuated Sephardi square script. Image taken from f. 158 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
~Masorah~ written in micrographic design in the upper and the lower margin, at the beginning of Joshua. Image taken from f. 1 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268-424), with ~maso More
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 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.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and line filler. Image taken from f. 19 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
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.
~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. 268-424), with ~masor More
Silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 38v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering with a partial bar border on a text page. Image taken from f. 42v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Penwork decoration at the end of a passage. Image taken from f. 132 of Prayer book, Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Full border with early seventeenth-century decoration. Image taken from f. 3v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
~Masorah~ written in micrographic form of geometric design, foliate motifs and an unicorn, at the beginning of Joel. Image taken from f. 243v of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268- More
Detail: ~masorah~ written in micrographic form of a goat, at the beginning of Micah. Image taken from f. 251 of Former and Latter Prophets (ff. 1-267v) and Hagiographa (ff. 268-424), with ~masorah magna~ and ~ More
~Carmina figurata~: text written in the form of a king, at a blessing (Davidson vol. I, no. 8703). Image taken from f. 51 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah, Franco-German rite. Written in Hebrew.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and a foliate scroll as line filler. Image taken from f. 7v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Text page. Image taken from f. 100 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
~Masorah~ in micrographical form framing a scribal formula. Image taken from f. 192 of Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
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 with Sephardi punctuated semi-cursive script. Image taken from f. 145v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. Written in Hebrew.
Gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 32 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 97 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
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.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 6v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
The text of the Passover thanksgiving hymn ~Dayyenu~ (It would have been enough) flanked by two vertical bands. The bands include keywwords of the hymn, ~ilu~ (if) ~we-lo~ (without). Image taken from f. 16 of H More
Carpet pages. Image taken from ff. 2v-3 of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 11v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Decorated ~parashah~ sign. Image taken from f. 109v of Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew.
~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 with a border inhabited by grotesques. Image taken from f. 23 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Gold and silver lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 35v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Purchase note. Image taken from f. 161v of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite. 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.
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 92 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated panel with foliate scroll and geometric design, at the end of ~parashat tetzaweh ~ (Ex. 27:20-30:10). Image taken from f. 71 of Portions from the Exodus with Arabic translation and commentary. Written More
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 10v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Detail of a page: 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.
Text page in Arabic Naskhi script. Image taken from f. 14v of Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5). Written in Hebrew in Arabic characters.
Coloured lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 17v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.