Ketubah : Livorno, Italy, 1806, November 26

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Title: Ketubah : Livorno, Italy, 1806, November 26
Published / Created: 1806 November 26
Publication Place: Livorno, Italy
Abstract: Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 15th of Kislev 5567 at Livorno (1806). The bride and groom are descendents of Sephardic (Spanish) Jews who settled in Italy. The ketubah is divided into two sections that are separated by green and gilt borders, enclosed by a floral border with a yellow background. One section of the document is the ketubah or the marriage contract, and the other section consists of the betrothal conditions (tena'im). The same witnesses signed both parts of the document. The groom also signed both the contract as well as the betrothal agreement. The calligraphy is in cursive. Above the text, in large block letters, are blessings for the bride and groom.
Description: Bride: Hanah bat Ya'akov Perera di Le'on.
Bridegroom: Rafa'el Yosef ben David Hayim Franko.
Witnesses: Gershon Fernandes Afrikano ; Sha'ul Yehudah Mosheh ha-Kohen?.
Extent: 1 l.
26 x 54 cm.
color illustrations
Extent of Digitization: Completely digitized
Language: Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Format: mixed material
Genre: Autographs
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Marginalia
Subject (Geographic): Livorno (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): Gershon Fernandes Afrikano
Hanah bat Ya'akov Perera di Le'on
Rafa'el Yosef ben David Hayim Franko
Sha'ul Yehudah Mosheh ha-Kohen
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Italy --Livorno
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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