Auction 17 · Lot 458
(Scroll of Esther)
- Estimate
- $8,000–$10,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
MEGILATH ESTHER
Place
Italy
Publication
Late 17th Century
Description
Manuscript on vellum. Text in Italian Square Hebrew Script in 24 columns, 15 lines per column. Includes blessing in smaller script. Black ink with sharp "tagin." Text within multicolored floriated arches with symbolic illustration of gallows
summary
Prof. Shalom Sabar, Department of Art History, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, has examined this Manuscript and his comprehensive description in Hebrew is appended to the lot
In velvet casing
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