<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Ketubah : Vercelli, Italy, 1778, January 2</dc:title><dc:date>1778 January 2</dc:date><dc:description>Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 3 Tevet 5538 at Virtsilli (1778). The document is scalloped at the top and within the upper border are two joined ovals with pictures of a laver pouring water over hands and hands forming the gesture of the priestly blessing to symbolize that the marriage is joining a groom from the Levi family and a bride from the Kohen family. The text is surrounded by a floral border in various shades of blue and brown. The text is written in Italian block letters, however the ink is quite faded.</dc:description><dc:description>Bride: Rivkah Gratsyah bat Hilel Shalom Katsi.</dc:description><dc:description>Bridegroom: Aharon Yehoshu'a ben Elisha' Hayim Levi Gatinara.</dc:description><dc:format>mixed material</dc:format></oai_dc:dc>