2 Amulets, manuscript, ink and paint on paper. Calligraphic Italian hand. Written on both sides of the leaf, with borders and vignettes in colors. One side of the leaf has an predominantly orange border, and on top are two putim holding a crown, with ...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy. and Italy
Subject (Topic):
Amulets (Judaism), Religious articles, Religious life and customs, and Jewish art and symbolism
Amulet, manuscript, ink on vellum. This amulet includes the names of the angels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel in each corner and prayers for protection from the many dangers that threaten life such as childbirth, fire and water. What is of part...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy. and Italy
Subject (Topic):
Amulets (Judaism), Religious articles, Religious life and customs, and Jewish art and symbolism
Printed on paper, dated 697 (1936 or 1937). At the top of the document are the words "Jerusalem" in Hebrew and in English. In the center is the word "Mizraḥ". At the center of the document is an oval enclosing a biblical map of Israel with the trib...
Description:
In Hebrew, Yiddish and English.
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem. and Jerusalem
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript, ink on paper, dated 693 Kisleṿ (1932). The traditional shiviti statement, Psalm 16:8, "I have set (shiviti) the Lord always before me" is written at the top of the document. In the center of the document is a large seven-branched candelab...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem. and Jerusalem
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs
Printed on paper with a green background. The document is in very poor shape and is pasted onto a hard backing. On the top are depicted the 12 tribes of Israel in a semi-circle, and immediately below is a six-pointed star with the traditional Hebrew ...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Poland, Warsaw., and Warsaw (Poland)
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs
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 fest...
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
