Ketubah : Vidin, Bulgaria, 1852, March 31

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Title: Ketubah : Vidin, Bulgaria, 1852, March 31
Contributor: Mirkadah ben Mosheh
Ye'udah Aryeh ben Hayim Aryeh
Published / Created: 1852 March 31
Publication Place: Vidin, Bulgaria
Abstract: Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper with a scalloped top, dated 11th of Nisan 5612 (1852) at Vidin. Two columns of text are bordered by two arches. The right column contains the terms of the marriage (kidushin) and the left side, the terms of the betrothal (erushin). Both are signed by the same two witnesses. On the left side there is additional text at the bottom, perhaps enumerating the dowry. The text is written in Sephardic style script. The gilded illuminations depict columns decorated with floral designs.
Description: Bride: Marat [?] demitkari Mirkadah ben Mosheh.
Bridegroom: Ye'udah Aryeh ben Hayim Aryeh.
Extent: 1 l.
67 x 51 cm.
color illustration
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Format: mixed material
Genre: Hand coloring
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Vidin (Bulgaria) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): Mirkadah ben Mosheh
Ye'udah Aryeh ben Hayim Aryeh
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Bulgaria --Vidin
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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