MEGILATH ESTHER.

Hebrew Manuscript written on vellum, composed in six columns on one membrane. Each textual column of Aschkenazic script framed with delineated, colored border. Final panel features extensive multi-color, neo-Classical-style illumination: Slender arabesques, a mythological bust, an oval medallion, floral swags and foliate festoon. Opening panel preceded by thumb tab, illuminated en-suite. Set on wooden roller. Height: 7.5 inches.

Italian, 18th century