(MEGILATH ESTHER).

AUCTION 68 | Thursday, April 07th, 2016 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art

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Lot 221

(MEGILATH ESTHER).

<<Elephantine>> Scroll of Esther. Contemporary Hebrew manuscript written in an uncommonly bold Aschkenazic hand on vellum. Composed in 38 columns on 38 membranes. Set on Torah-scroll style roller. Length: 76.3 feet (916 inches / 23.27 meters). Height: 21 inches.

Est: $20,000 - $25,000

<<An extraordinarily large Esther Scroll. Suggested as being the biggest ever crafted.>> A colossal production in which uncommon effort has been invested. Each column of the Megillah comprises an entire parchment membrane! The unprecedentedly wide margins invites one to consider the commission of unique, illuminated borders. Given the unique dimensions of this Scroll, the field of vision that is brought to bear, brings an entirely new dimension to the reading of the Megillah.