- Published / Created:
- 1900 July 6
- Call Number:
- Hebrew MSS Suppl 174
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 9th of Tamuz 5660 (1900) at [Turkey?]. The document is in the shape of a house with a scalloped top. The upper register contains a circle, which includes the blessing of Isaac to Jacob, Genesis 27:28. The Hebrew lettering and the scallops above are colored with gold and silver metallic paint. There are floral decorations throughout the ketubah.
- Description:
- Bride: Marat [?] bat Avraham. and Bridegroom: Yisra'el Katarbas ben Nisim Yitshak Katarbas.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Turkey --Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Yisra'el Katarbas ben Nisim Yitshak Katarbas
- Subject (Topic):
- Ketubah --Turkey and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ketubah : Turkey, 1900, July 6
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- Published / Created:
- 1852 March 31
- Call Number:
- Hebrew MSS suppl 144 (Broadside)
- Image Count:
- 1
- 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. and Bridegroom: Ye'udah Aryeh ben Hayim Aryeh.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Vidin (Bulgaria) --Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Mirkadah ben Mosheh and Ye'udah Aryeh ben Hayim Aryeh
- Subject (Topic):
- Ketubah --Bulgaria --Vidin and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ketubah : Vidin, Bulgaria, 1852, March 31
- Published / Created:
- 1861 October 31
- Call Number:
- Hebrew MSS Suppl 64 (Broadside)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 27th of Heshvan 5622 (1862) at Yazd. Text surrounded by floral border. The upper register of the decoration has two small lions with a rising sun in the background of one of the lions, above the lions are two fish, a symbol of fertility. Below the main text of the ketubah, is a statement in Judeo-Persian, written in Hebrew cursive characters, which may concern additional gifts given by the groom. Below this statement there are cartouches, which include the names of seven witnesses.
- Description:
- Bride: Malka bat Akai?, Bridegroom: Mosheh ben Shemu'el., and Witnesses: Yitshak ben David ; Rahamim ben Ya'akov ; Yosef ben Shemu'el Kohen ; and others.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Yazd (Iran) --Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Malka bat Akai, Mosheh ben Shemu'el, Rahamim ben Ya'akov, Yitshak ben David, and Yosef ben Shemu'el Kohen
- Subject (Topic):
- Ketubah --Iran --Yazd and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ketubah : Yazd, Iran, 1861, October 31
- Published / Created:
- [mid-19th cent.]
- Call Number:
- Hebrew MSS suppl 110 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Illuminated plaque on paper with calligraphy and decorative elements. Includes four liturgical poems for Purim customary among Kurdish Jews, verses from the Book of Esther, and the blessings recited before and after the reading of the Megillah.
- Description:
- Imperfect: mutilated with loss of text and illustration. and Verso blank.
- Subject (Topic):
- Purim
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Purim liturgical poems: illuminated manuscript]
- Published / Created:
- [late 19th or early 20th cent. (?)]
- Call Number:
- Hebrew MSS suppl 145 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Black, gold, and green designs and calligraphy on brown paper, including gilded floral designs in borders, verses from Psalms, menorahs, hamsas and other symbols. Center menorah contains Psalm 67. The rectangles on each side of the menorah contain kabbali
- Alternative Title:
- [Shivviti plaque (Morocco?)]
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Hebrew --Morocco
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Shiviti plaque (Morocco?)]
- Published / Created:
- [late 19th or early 20th cent.]
- Call Number:
- Hebrew MSS suppl 147 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, ink and paint on paper. Shiviti plaque using the traditional appearance and texts of a shiviti tablet, including Psalm 16:8, "I have set [Heb. shiṿiti] God always before me," and Psalm 67, but mainly containing texts relating to the festival
- Alternative Title:
- [Shivviti plaque for Purim], Shiviti plaque : [Kurdistan], late 19th or early 20th cent., and שויתי : קורדיסטן, סוף המאה ה-19 או תחילת המאה ה-20.
- Description:
- Purchased from Bery Gross on the Alexander Lowenthal Judaica Book Fund, 2007.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Kurdistan--Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Habib ben ʻAziz and חביב בן עזיז
- Subject (Topic):
- Jewish art and symbolism, Manuscripts, Hebrew --Kurdistan, Prayer--Judaism, Purim, and Religious articles--Kurdistan
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Shiviti plaque for Purim]
- Published / Created:
- [19th cent. (?)]
- Call Number:
- Hebrew MSS suppl 143 (Broadside)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Decorative calligraphy and borders in black and brown ink on heavyweight paper. Includes verses and names, including Elijah the Prophet, Shimon bar Yohai, Meir Baal ha-Nes, R. Amram ben Divan ... and R. Yehudah Gebali (?). This shiviti may have been creat
- Alternative Title:
- [Shivviti plaque, probably from Morocco]
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Hebrew --Morocco
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Shiviti plaque, probably from Morocco]
- Published / Created:
- 5631 [1871]
- Call Number:
- Hebrew MSS suppl 130 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Shiviti on paper, illuminated with colorful grape vines and floral motifs. On the outside border are semicircles with Hebrew acronyms, which may have kabbalistic significance. Includes Psalm 67 written in the design of the seven-branched candelabrum with
- Alternative Title:
- [Shivviti from North Africa(?)]
- Description:
- Orbis call number: Hebrew MSS suppl 130 (Oversize).
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Shiviti, possibly from North Africa]