Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated the 6th of Adar 5545 at Firentsi (1785). A rectangular ketubah with a rounded top. Biblical verses surround the text and there are repeated statements expressing the wish that God bless the bride and groom as he blessed the patriarchs and matriarchs. There is a seal of the city above the text. The ink is faded. In addition to the signatures of the two witnesses, the groom�s signature also appears on the opposite side of the document. There is a note in Italian at the bottom that affirms that the ketubah was registered in the community�s book page 52, by the registrar Raffael Calo on March 15th, 1785.
Description:
Bride: Rahel bat Avraham Montifyori., Bridegroom: Binyamin ben Yitshak Patsipitsi., and Witnesses: Mordekhai ben Avraham Otolengi ; Ya'akov ben Bo'az Blanes.
Subject (Geographic):
Florence (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Binyamin ben Yitshak Pacifici, Ottolenghi, Mordecai, Rahel bat Avraham Montifiore, and Ya'akov ben Bo'az Blanes
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Florence and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum cut in the shape of an arch, dated 8th of Elul 5640 (1880) at Firentsi. The text is written in Italian block letters, however the ink of the text is somewhat faded in places. Painted vegetal flourishes and blessings for the bride and groom serve as a decorative border around the text. At the top of the ketubah is the verse ""I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord"" (Gen. 49:18) and two biblical scenes painted in miniature: the binding of Isaac and Jacob�s dream of the angels on the ladder. The angels, in a most unusual depiction, are descending stairs with outstretched swords, as if about to do battle.
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Bride: Le'ah bat Yosef Montefiori. and Bridegroom: Yitshak Enriko ben Binyamin Zalman Vita.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy --Florence --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Montefiori, Le'ah bat Yosef and Vita, Yitshak Enriko ben Binyamin Zalman
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Florence and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 29th of Kislev 5642 at Gibraltar (1881). The text is surrounded by a floral wreath with a bow at the bottom and a crown at the top. Immediately above the text, written in semi-circles are blessings for the bride and groom.
Description:
Bride: Simhah bat Yitshak ... . and Bridegroom: David ben ... .
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 17th of Shevat 5685 at Gibraltar (1925). The text is written in Sephardic cursive. The document has no decorative border. Above the text, in a semi-circle, written in red ink, are blessings for
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Bride: Rozah bat Yitshak bar Ye'udah bar Refa'el Ya'akov bar Shemu'el bar Ye'udah bar Mosheh bar Yitshak bar Avraham bar Yitshak ha-mekhuneh ben Za'arah. and Bridegroom: Mordekhai bar 'Amram bar Mordekhai bar Maimon ha-mekhuneh Kazis.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mordekhai bar 'Amram bar Mordekhai bar Maimon Kazis and Rozah bat Yitshak bar Ye'udah bar Refa'el Ya'akov bar Shemu'el bar Ye'udah bar Mosheh bar Yitshak bar Avraham bar Yitshak ben Za'arah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, printed form completed in manuscript, ink on paper, dated 11th of Nisan 5684 at Harbin (1924). The border and text are printed and the particulars are added in ink. The edges are damaged but have been restored with protective paper.
Description:
Bride: Tsesia bat Anshil., Bridegroom: Me'ir ben Avraham ?., and Witnesses: Shemu'el ...?, David ben Avraham Tsevi Linsk'a?.
Subject (Geographic):
Harbin (China) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
David ben Avraham Tsevi Linsk'a, Me'ir ben Avraham, and Tsesia bat Anshil
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --China --Harbin and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated the 17th of Elul, 5657 (1897) at Herat. The calligraphic text of this ketubah is set within a delicately decorated border. Above the text is an arcade of five scalloped and pointed arches. Three of the arches contain vases with red roses, and two contain a citation from Isaiah 61:10. Below the text is a long rectangular box which contains the signature of five witnesses. Along the border are blessings to the bride and groom which begin with the word ""siman"" a sign, e.g. a sign of blessing, a sign of joy, a sign of glory, etc. The text is written in block letters. The entire ketubah is enclosed in a red painted panel. Herat ketubot often have an additional line at the conclusion of the text. In this ketubah it states: ""May they be fruitful and multiply with children and sustenance in the community of Israel, and may we be privileged [to see] the coming of the Redeemer in the merit of Moses, Aaron and Samuel.
Description:
Bride: Rahel bat Ye'uda Eli'as., Bridegroom: Eliyahu ben David Eli'as., and Witnesses: Matitiyah? ben Mordekhai ; Mosheh ben ... ; Pinhas ben Mosheh? ; Shemu'el ... ; Shemu'el Kohen.
Subject (Geographic):
Herat (Afghanistan) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Eli'as, Eliyahu ben David, Eli'as, Rahel bat Ye'uda, Matitiyah ben Mordekhai, Pinhas ben Mosheh, and Shemu'el Kohen
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Afghanistan --Herat and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 5th of Sivan 5634 at Itsfahan (1874). Red and green colored floral illumination surrounds the text. In the center above the text there is a large cypress tree with two lions with a rising sun behind them on either side of the tree, and with two birds above. There is a scalloped arch on the top of the document and two smaller arches framing the text. The frame of the document contain blessings for the bride and the groom. The text concludes with the tosefet (addenda) in which the groom adds to his financial commitments to the bride.
Description:
Bride: Miryam bat Nisan., Bridegroom: Yitshak Hayim ben David., and Witnesses: Yehezkel Shemu'el, Eliyahu?, Hayim?, Yehezkel Avraham, Mosheh ben Yeshu'a, Yehezkel?.
Subject (Geographic):
Isfahan (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Miryam bat Nisan and Yitshak Hayim ben David
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Isfahan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 4th of Nisan 5646 at Itsfahan (1886). Red and light blue colored floral illumination surrounds the text. In the center above the text there is a large cypress tree with two lions with a rising sun behind them on either side of the tree, and with two birds above. There is a scalloped arch on the top of the document and two smaller arches framing the text. The frame of the document contains blessings for the bride and the groom. The text concludes with the tosefet (addenda) in which the groom adds to his financial commitments to the bride, written in Judeo-Persian.
Description:
Bride: Gavahar? bat Ya'akov., Bridegroom: Me'ir ben Yitshak., and Witnesses: Avraham ben Ya'akov, Nisan ben Eliyahu, and one more.
Subject (Geographic):
Isfahan (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Avraham ben Ya'akov, Gavahar bat Ya'akov, Me'ir ben Yitshak, and Nisan ben Eliyahu
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Isfahan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, printed form completed in manuscript, red, purple and gold ink on paper, dated 14th of Nisan 5689 at Yerushala[y]im (1929). The text is surrounded by two columns in which are printed sayings praising a wife. On the outside of the column
Description:
Bride: Sarah bat Ya'ish G�iyat. and Bridegroom: Ye'udah ben Hayim Al-Gahasi.
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Sarah bat Ya'ish G’iyat and Ye'udah ben Hayim Al-Gahasi
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Jerusalem and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 12 Tishre 5529 at Korfu (1768). The document has a scalloped top. Two columns of text are surrounded by two arches, which are enclosed in a border composed of medallions, in which are images of the signs of the zodiac intermingled with seasonal and biblical scenes. The biblical scenes include the binding of Isaac, Jacob�s dream, King David holding a lyre, and Moses holding the Ten Commandments. The text is in block characters and cursive. Below the ketubah text, the date and place of the marriage, and the signature of Elia Coen Ara, appear in Italian. At the top is a cartouche with a saying: may the bride and groom flourish like a cedar of Lebanon. There are obligations mentioned in the body of the text in which the bride promises to serve her husband in purity as is customary among daughters of Israel. This ketubah follows the unique tradition of Corfu ketubot in dual reckoning of time from the creation of the world and the destruction of the Temple.
Description:
Bride: Siti bat Shem Tov Politi. and Bridegroom: Avraham ben Yitshak Mordo.
Subject (Geographic):
Kerkyra (Greece) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Avraham ben Yitshak Mordo and Siti bat Shem Tov Politi
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Greece --Kerkyra and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)