List of Jewish illuminated manuscripts

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Sacrifice of Isaac, opening of Leviticus, detail of fol. 102r, Ambrosian Tanakh, made in Germany, ca. 1236–38, Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Sacrifice of Isaac, The Hammelburg Mahzor, 1347–48, Hammelburg, Germany. University and State Library Darmstadt.
Sarajevo Haggadah, Moses and Burning Bush, top, 15th c. Spain, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
13th c. image from Parma Psalter. The main figure is Asaph, who beseeches: "O God, do not keep silence"

A number of Jewish illuminated manuscripts include representational art and illustrations, with many containing religious or biblical undertones, while others focus on law, philosophy, science, or society-based (such as ketubbot, marriage contracts) ideas. These manuscripts spanned a wide geographical array, including Europe, Northern Africa, and the East.[1]

Figures such as Joel ben Simeon became known for their work.

Archival records from medieval Iberia confirm that Jews were painters and practitioners of the fine arts.[2] A number of works survive.

Haggadot

Mahzorim and Siddurim

Chronicles, miscellany, and other works

Megillot (ie, Book of Esther or scrolls of Esther)

Other manuscripts by region

Xanten Bible (1294), New York Public Library[5]
Ha-poteah lanu shaare rahamim, shararit of Yom Kippur. David bar Pesaḥ Maḥzor (14th c), NYPL[6]
Laud Mahzor (1270), Bodleian Library[7]
Tripartite Mahzor (1322), British Library[7]
Rothschild Pentateuch (1296), Getty Museum[8]
Rothschild Pentateuch
Menorah of the tabernacle, Rothschild Pentateuch
Rothschild Pentateuch
Barcelona Haggadah, 14th c., British Library[9]
Hispano-Moresque Haggadah, depicting Moses, British Library[10]

Spain

Iran (Persian Jews, aka Iranian Jews)

Iraq

Morocco

Afghanistan

Yemen

Israel

Turkey

Greece

France

Italy

India

Lithuania

Egypt

Lebanon

The Netherlands

Hungary

Ukraine

Romania

Algeria

Uzbekistan

Syria

Russia

Jordan

See also

References

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