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Decorated initial word from BL Add 26897, f. 223
Decorated initial words from BL Add 27210, f. 55
Initial word from BL Add 26878, f. 57
Decorated initial word from BL Add 26879, f. 2v
Decorated initial words from BL Add 16577, f. 29v
Decorated initial word from BL Add 14762, f. 25
Decorated initial word from BL Add 26896, f. 166v
Decorated initial word from BL Add 14762, f. 25
Decorated initial word from BL Add 26897, f. 47v
Decorated initial-word from BL Add 26878, f. 57
Summary
Initial word of the main text ~wa-yedabber~ (and [God] spoke) decorated by foliate scrolls and hybrid heads. The initial word of the Targumic text is decorated with the head of a dragon and a man, at the beginning of ~parashat wa-era~ (Ex. 6:2-9:35). Image taken from f. 57 of Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-272), Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 273-311v) and ~Haftarot~(ff. 312-381) with Rashi's commentary. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
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solomon ben isaac
initial word
decorated initials
maine
medieval manuscript
illustrated books
five scrolls
hebrew manuscripts
medieval miniatures
illuminated initials
british library
Date
1300 - 1500
Source
British Library
Link
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Public Domain