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
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
Unleavened bread from BL Add 14762, f. 22
Marginal painting of a man lifting a ~matzah~ (unleavened bread) next to the passage, 'This ~matzah~'. Image taken from f. 22 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary... More
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
'Go and learn' from BL Add 14762, f. 11v
Detail of an illustration of the passage, 'Go and learn': a wandering man with lance and a haversack on his shoulder. Image taken from f. 11v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite wit... 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
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
The third and the fourth sons from BL Add 14762, f. 9v
Detail of miniatures of the Simple Son and the Son Who Does Not Know How To Ask. Image taken from f. 9v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. ... More
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
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
Text page from BL Add 11657, f. 212v
Text page, at the end of Isaiah. Punctuated Ashkenazi square and unpunctuated Italian semi-cursive script. Image taken from f. 212v of Former and Latter Prophets (~Neviim~). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initials from BL Add 14762, f. 17v
Initials filled with foliate and band motifs. Image taken from f. 17v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Hybrids from BL Add 14762, f. 10
~Carmina figurata~: marginal commentary written in the shape of two hybrids. Image taken from f. 10 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Writ... More
Lion from BL Add 26896, f. 359v
Marginal drawing of a lion in the outer margin, partially mutilated. Image taken from f. 359v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of ... More
Leo and Virgo from BL Add 26896, f. 154v
Detail: 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 (~mah... More
Rooster from BL Add 14762, f. 12
Detail of page: ~carmina figurata~ of a rooster. Image taken from f. 12 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Aries from BL Add 26896, f. 153
Zodiac sign of Aries (~Taleh~) in a medallion, accompanying a liturgical poem (~piyyut~) for the Prayer for dew during Passover. Image taken from f. 153 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabba... More
Lion from BL Add 26896, f. 359v
Detail: marginal drawing of a lion in the outer margin, partially mutilated. Image taken from f. 359v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and N... More
Griffin from BL Add 16916, f. 84v
Decorated catchword. Image taken from f. 84v of Prayers for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'London Days of Awe Mahzor'). Written in Hebrew.
Text framed by arcade from BL Add 26897, f. 121v
The body of the main text is framed by an angular arcade decorated with geometric design, at the morning prayer for Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 121v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah, Yo... More
Dragons from BL Add 26896, f. 353v
Detail: 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... More
Deer from BL Add 26896, f. 209v
Detail: marginal drawing of a deer in the lower margin, and a copy the same figure by a later hand. Image taken from f. 209v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with ... More
Dog and stork from BL Add 26896, f. 341
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
The ten plagues from BL Add 14762, f. 17
Marginal illustration of the ten plagues included into ten medallions, next to the paragraph, 'R. Juda made a mnemonic [out of the first letters of the Hebrew words for the plagues]..' Image taken from f. 17 of... More
Front binding from BL Add 14762, Front binding
Dark brown ~cuir ciselé~ binding depicting in the upper register, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, an angel defeating an evil, and a knight fighting a dragon (St George?) in the lower register. Image taken f... More
Zoomorphic letter from BL Or 42, f. 140v
Zoomorphic letter 'lamed'. Image taken from f. 140v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and the Yom Kippur, and beginning of Sukkot, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Dragon's Head Mahzor'). Written in Hebrew.
Dragon from BL Add 16916, f. 19v
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.
Griffin from BL Add 16916, f. 84v
Detail: decorated catchword. Image taken from f. 84v of Prayers for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'London Days of Awe Mahzor'). Written in Hebrew.
Marginal decoration from BL Add 14762, f. 13v
Detail of foliate decoration connected to two decorated initials and inhabited by animals, in the outer margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 13v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German r... More
Unleavened bread from BL Add 14762, f. 22
Detail of a marginal painting of a man lifting a ~matzah~ (unleavened bread) next to the passage, 'This ~matzah~'. Image taken from f. 22 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with th... More
'Go and learn' from BL Add 14762, f. 11v
Illustration of the passage, 'Go and learn': a wandering man with lance and a haversack on his shoulder. Image taken from f. 11v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the comment... More
Carmina figurata from BL Add 14762, f. 8
Detail of carmina figurata in the outer margin. Image taken from f. 8 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Hybrids from BL Add 11830, f. 20v
Pen-drawing of two hybrids in the margin. Image taken from f. 20v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah, Ashkenazi rite. Written in Hebrew.
Deer from BL Add 26896, f. 209v
Marginal drawing of a deer in the lower margin, and a copy the same figure by a later hand. Image taken from f. 209v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book... More
Man wearing loin cloth from BL Add 14762, f. 12v
Miniature of a man wearing loin cloth next to the passage citing Ezekiel 16:7, '… you were naked and bare'. Image taken from f. 12v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the comm... More
Wise Son from BL Add 14762, f. 8v
Decorated initials and a miniature of the Wise Son in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 8v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
King from BL Add 14762, f. 14 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a miniature of a king in the outer margin, next to the paragraph mentioning the death of Pharaoh, two decorated initials, and ~carmina figurata~ of a dog biting a deer. Image taken from f. 14 of Hagga... More
Evil Son from BL Add 14762, f. 9
Detail of a miniature of the Evil Son. Image taken from f. 9 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Marginal decoration from BL Add 14762, f. 13v
Foliate decoration connected to two decorated initials and inhabited by animals, in the outer margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 13v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with t... More
Wise Son from BL Add 14762, f. 8v
Detail of a miniature of the Wise Son in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 8v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
King from BL Add 14762, f. 14 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a king in the outer margin, next to the paragraph mentioning the death of Pharaoh, two decorated initials, and ~carmina figurata~ of a dog biting a deer. Image taken from f. 14 of Haggadah for Pass... More
Seder table from BL Add 14762, f. 6
Detail of a page: miniature of a spread Seder table surrounded by the participants. Image taken from f. 6 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms... More
Exodus from Egypt from BL Add 14762, ff. 14v-15
Marginal illustration occupying both lower margins of the double opening depicting the Exodus of the Israelites with Moses dividing the sea by the help of a divine hand (f. 15) and behind them the Egyptians pur... More
The third and the fourth sons from BL Add 14762, f. 9v
Miniature of the Simple Son and the Son Who Does Not Know How To Ask. Image taken from f. 9v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Evil Son from BL Add 14762, f. 9
Miniature of the Evil Son. Image taken from f. 9 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Initial from BL Add 14762, f. 8v
Detail of an illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 8v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Hybrids from BL Add 26896, f. 337v
Detail: two decorated initial words with a hybrid in between, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 7694). Image taken from f. 337v of Fes... More
Dogs from BL Add 26896, f. 125 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Initial word ~Lel~ (night) accompanied by two dogs, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 3, no. 726). Image taken from f. 125 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Spec... More
Decorated initial word from BL Add 14762, f. 25
Detail of an initial word decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the passage, 'When Israel came forth out of Egypt'. Image taken from f. 25 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), Germa... More
Decorated initial words from BL Add 14762, f. 48v
Initial words decorated with bands and foliate motifs, at the beginning of the passage, 'Next year in Jerusalem' and Joel ben Simeon's colophon in the outer margin. Image taken from f. 48v of Haggadah for Passo... More
Inhabited initial words from BL Or 42, f. 58v
Initial words inhabited by hybrids and dragons. Image taken from f. 58v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and the Yom Kippur, and beginning of Sukkot, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Dragon's Head Mahz... More
Decorated initial words from BL Or 10186, f. 154v
Initial words decorated with pen-flourishing in brown ink, at a ~Hoshanah~ (poetical prayer) for ~Hoshanah Rabbah~ (the seventh day of Sukkot; for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1857). Image taken from f. 1... More
Dogs from BL Add 26896, f. 308v
Initial word accompanied by two dogs, at the beginning of a ~piyyut~ in Aramaic for Shavuot (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 3197). Image taken from f. 308v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Spe... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 43
Detail of an initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem for Passover, 'Many were the miracles' (Davidson vol. 1, 2175). A torso of a bearded man is holding a blank... More
Hybrid from BL Or 42, f. 27v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Hybrid next to the initial word, at a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Shanah composed by Rabbi Simeon bar Isaac ben Abun of Mainz (Davidson vol. 1, no. 8906). Image taken from f. 27v of Festival prayer book (~mahzo... More
Decorated initial word from BL Add 14762, f. 25
Initial word decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the passage, 'When Israel came forth out of Egypt'. Image taken from f. 25 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with t... More
Rooster from BL Add 14762, f. 12
~Carmina figurata~: marginal commentary written in the shape of a rooster and a decorated initial. Image taken from f. 12 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of ... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 26896, f. 78v
Initial-word panel with letters inhabited by hybrids and dragons with foliate scroll frame, at the beginning of ~Shabbat Parah~ (Davidson vol. 1, no. 1830). Image taken from f. 78v of Festival prayer book (~mah... More
Deer and dog from BL Add 26896, f. 259v
Detail: initial word accompanied by a deer and a dog, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 2941). Image taken from f. 259v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the S... More
Lion from BL Add 14762, f. 46v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of a liturgical poem, 'For to Him praise is proper' (Davidson vol. 2, 215). Under the panel, there is a lion. Image taken from f. 46v of Haggad... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 39
Initial-word panel ~Nishmat~ (breath) with gold letters surrounded by foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem, 'The breath of every living thing'. Image taken from f. 39 of Haggadah for Passover... More
Decorated initial word from BL Add 26896, f. 166v
Initial word with modest penwork decoration around the letters, at the beginning of a poem for the second day of Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 7129). Image taken from f. 166v of Festival pray... More
Bitter herb from BL Add 14762, f. 22v
Marginal painting of a man lifting the ~maror~ (bitter herb), under the initial word ~maror~ at the beginning of the passage, 'This is ~maror~'. Image taken from f. 22v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi ... More
Slaves of Pharoah from BL Add 14762, f. 7
Decorated initial at the beginning of ~Avadim hayyinu~ (we were slaves of Pharaoh), and a miniature of the Israelites building a city for Pharaoh in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 7 of Haggadah for Passo... More
The Bread of Affliction from BL Add 14762, f. 6
Decorated initial-word panel, ~Ke-ha lahma~ ('The Bread of Affliction'). Beneath, under Gothic arches two figures holding banderoles. In the lower margin, a spread Seder table surrounded by the participants wit... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 26896, f. 130v
Initial-word panel ~or~ (light) with letters inhabited by hybrids, and framed by foliate scroll, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1962). Image taken from f. 130v o... More
Unfinished initial word from BL Add 11830, f. 32v
Unfinished initial word. Image taken from f. 32v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah, Ashkenazi rite. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 23v
Initial-word panel ~Lefikakh~ (Therefore) decorated with foliate and band motifs, at the beginning of the passage, 'Therefore, we are bound to thank'. A torso of a winged lady lifting up the second cup of wine.... More
Benei Braq from BL Add 14762, f. 7v
Decorated initial with foliate motifs spreading to the margin, at the beginning of the passage about the five rabbis at Benei Braq, and in the lower margin, textual illustration of the five rabbis studying at a... More
Initial word from BL Add 11830, f. 22
Initial word ~melekh~ embedded into an architectural frame with an arch, three towers and a foliate scroll, inhabited by a dragon. There is a marginal drawing of a naked figure in the outer margin, probably add... More
Carmina figurata from BL Add 14762, f. 8
Decorated initial with foliate scrolls and carmina figurata in the outer margin and a decorated initial. Image taken from f. 8 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentar... More
Decorated initial word from BL Add 26897, f. 223
Initial word ~shoshan~ (lily) with its letters filled with geometric design and with modest penwork decoration around them, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Yom Kippur (for the poem, see Davidson vol. ... More
Bitter herb from BL Add 14762, f. 22v
Detail of a marginal painting of a man lifting the ~maror~ (bitter herb), under the initial word ~maror~ at the beginning of the passage, 'This is ~maror~'. Image taken from f. 22v of Haggadah for Passover (the... More
Pouring the second cup from BL Add 14762, f. 6v
Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of ~Ma nishtanah~ (why does this night differ), and a miniature of a man pouring the second cup of wine. Image taken from f. 6v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashke... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 26896, f. 329
Initial-word panel ~Ayyelet~ (doe) inhabited by hybrids, a dog and a deer, at the beginning of a poem for the second day of Shavuot (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 2960). Image taken from f. 329 of Fest... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 45
Detail of an initial-word panel with gold letters decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Passover, 'The strength of your miraculous powers' (Davidson vol. 1, 1871). Next to the... More
Pouring the second cup from BL Add 14762, f. 6v
Detail of a decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of ~Ma nishtanah~ (why does this night differ), and a miniature of a man pouring the second cup of wine. Image taken from f. 6v of Haggadah for Passover... More
Bear hunting from BL Add 14762, f. 37v
Detail of a page: historiated initial-word panel, ~Hodu~ (give thanks) of a bear hunting scene, at the beginning of Psalm 118. Image taken from f. 37v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German... More
Lion from BL Add 14762, f. 46v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of an initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of a liturgical poem, 'For to Him praise is proper' (Davidson vol. 2, 215). Under the panel, there is a lion. Image taken from f. ... More
Inhabited initial word from BL Add 26896, f. 368
Initial word ~Ekhah~ (how) inhabited by hybrids and dragons, at the beginning of Lamentations. Image taken from f. 368 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Bo... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 26896, f. 351v
Initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (there was) with its frame inhabited by dragons with foliate scroll tails, at the beginning of Ruth. Image taken from f. 351v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shab... More
Kol Nidrei from BL Add 26897, f. 101
Initial word ~kol~ (all) with modest penwork decoration around its letters, and framed by an angular arcade and decorated with geometric design and with two towers, at the beginning of Kol Nidrei for Yom Kippur... More
Inhabited initial word from BL Or 42, f. 10v
Initial word inhabited by dragons, at a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Shanah (Davidson, vol. 1, no. 7106). Image taken from f. 10v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and the Yom Kippur, and beg... More
Slaves of Pharoah from BL Add 14762, f. 7
Detail of a decorated initial at the beginning of ~Avadim hayyinu~ (we were slaves of Pharaoh), and a miniature of the Israelites building a city for Pharaoh in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 7 of Haggad... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 23v
Initial-word panel ~Lefikakh~ (Therefore) decorated with foliate and band motifs, at the beginning of the passage, 'Therefore, we are bound to thank'. A torso of a winged lady lifting up the second cup of wine.... More
Inhabited initial word from BL Add 26896, f. 32v
Initial word inhabited by hybrids and framed by an arcade with two towers and inhabited by dogs chasing deer, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for ~Shabbat Sheqalim~ (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no.... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 39
Detail of an initial-word panel ~Nishmat~ (breath) with gold letters surrounded by foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem, 'The breath of every living thing'. Image taken from f. 39 of Haggadah... More
Stork and dog from BL Add 26896, f. 341
Decorated initial word flanked by two bushes. In the lower margin, 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 take... More
Dogs from BL Add 26896, f. 125 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail: initial word accompanied by two dogs, at the beginning of a poem for Passover. Image taken from f. 125 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of R... More
Deer and dog from BL Add 26896, f. 259v
Initial word accompanied by a deer and a dog, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 2941). Image taken from f. 259v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special S... More
Decorated initial word from BL Add 26897, f. 47v
Initial word ~melekh~ (king) framed by an arcade flanked by two towers. Both the letters of the initial word and the arcade are filled with geometric design, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Sh... More
Kol nidre from BL Add 16916, f. 48v
Initial word, Kol (all), at the beginning of Kol nidre (all vows) inhabited by dragons and hybrids. Image taken from f. 48v of Prayers for Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'London Days of Awe ... More
'Pour out your wrath' from BL Add 14762, f. 31
Initial-word panel ~Shefokh~ (Pour out) decorated with foliate motifs, with its first letter inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of the introductory sencence of the second part of the Hallel, 'Pour out your ... More
Decorated initial word from BL Add 26897, f. 32v
Initial word with modest penwork decoration around its letters, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for the afternoon service of Rosh ha-Shanah (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 6823). Image taken from ... More
Inhabited initial word from BL Or 42, f. 26v
Initial word ~melekh~ (king) inhabited by hybrids, at a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Shanah composed by Rabbi Simeon bar Isaac ben Abun of Mainz (Davidson vol. 3, no. 1543). Image taken from f. 26v of Festival p... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 26896, f. 351v
Detail: initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (there was) with its frame inhabited by dragons with foliate scroll tails, at the beginning of Ruth. Image taken from f. 351v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Spec... More
Inhabited initial word from BL Or 42, f. 1
Initial word, ~melekh~ (king) inhabited by hybrids and dragons, at a liturgical poem for Rosh ha-Shanah (Davidson, vol. 3, no. 1529). Image taken from f. 1 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah ... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 43
Initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem for Passover, 'Many were the miracles' (Davidson vol. 1, 2175). A torso of a bearded man is holding a blank banderole an... More
Dogs from BL Add 26896, f. 361v
Detail: decorated initial word ~Barukh~ (blessed) with six dog busts on top of its letters. Image taken from f. 361v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book... More
Decorated initial from BL Add 14762, f. 7v
Detail of a page: dcorated initial at the beginning of the passage about the five rabbis at Benei Braq. Image taken from f. 7v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentar... More