[Ashkenazic Esther scroll]; [מגלת אסתר אשכנזית]

Date:

1550

Description:

Esther scroll on parchment, written across three large membranes, written according to the 16th century Ashkenazic custom.

Language:

Hebrew

Provenance:

Sold by Kedem Auctions, 18 January 2022.

Relation:

The Barney and Eleanor Frommer Memorial Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/498379

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); Manuscripts, Hebrew; scrolls (information artifacts); Manuscripts, Renaissance; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

1 roll (3 membranes) : parchment; 10 x 74 cm + case (11 cm)

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. roll.; Hebrew.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Decoration: Lettercrowns on the column of the sons of Haman traced, with extra loops on letters in that column.; Support: Parchment membranes joined in a double-fold pattern, sewed with thin cord, and then adhered on verso with parchment adhesion (in the Ashkenazic custom).; Origin: Written in Germany, during the sixteenth century (script, custom).; Item worn, with ink in some places browned; outer surface darkened at beginning of scroll.; Housed in a round leather case with two metal clasps, originally with two fitting caps (one remaining); each clasp with a twisting lock; case interior of painted stock paper; case circa 19th century.; Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Barney and Eleanor Frommer Memorial Fund.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, CAJS Rar Ms 706

Collection:

Barney and Eleanor Frommer Memorial Fund