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The Bible (Old Testament)

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Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Herat, Afghanistan, 1879. The upper register has the five traditional arches, two with benedictions and three with flowers. The middle section contains the contract. Watercolour and ink on paper, 50 x 35 cm
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Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Herat, Afghanistan, 1879. The u...

Ketyubah, Jewish marriage contract, (detail) from Jerusalem, 1844. The upper part is decorated with the signs of the zodiac and with vegetation associated with Jerusalem, palm trees and cypresses. Paper, 97 x 74 cm
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Ketyubah, Jewish marriage contract, (detail) from Jerusalem, 1844. Th...

Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Tiberias, Israel, 1888. Apotropaic eyes in the upper corners protect bride and groom from evil and bad luck. Paint and ink on paper, 45,2 x 36,7 cm
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Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Tiberias, Israel, 1888. Apotropaic...

An amulet against the evil eye, to be hung in a home. The raised hand ("hamsa") in the Levitical configuration bestowes blessing; the fish are a symbol of fertility. Painted glass on foil, 34,5 x 29 cm
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An amulet against the evil eye, to be hung in a home. The raised hand...

Book of prayers and blessings, from Tzelem, Hungary, 1751. It was the custom in small communities, for a father-in-law to give his new daughter-in-law such a book, instructing her on when to say what prayer or blessing. Parchment, 9,5 x 5,2 cm
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Book of prayers and blessings, from Tzelem, Hungary, 1751. It was the custom...

Book of blessings, from Vienna, 1724, painted by Aaron of Givitsch, who also painted the Vienna Haggadah. Prayers blessing god as creator of human diversity, are illustrated by a black man and three dwarfs. 17 leaves, watercolour on vellum, 8,4 x 6 cm
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Book of blessings, from Vienna, 1724, painted by Aaron of Givitsch, who also pa...

Prayerbook from Corfu, Greece, 1692. A miscellaneous collection of prayers and sayings from the Talmud, this prayerbook is written in Judeo-Greek. Page shows the angel preventing Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. Watercolour on paper, 20 leaves, 13 x 12 cm
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Prayerbook from Corfu, Greece, 1692. A miscellaneous collection of prayers and s...

Jewish prayerbook from Austria, 19th. This small book contains a selection of blessings and prayers recited by women on particular occasions. On the right a woman in her bath, on the left a woman kindles the sabbath lights. Parchment, 24 leaves, 10 x 5,7 cm
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Jewish prayerbook from Austria, 19th. This small book contains a selection of...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to indicate the direction or orientation for prayer, i.e. facing east towards Jerusalem. From Poland. Symmetrical paper cutout with ink and tempera, 43 x 34 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to i...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to indicate the direction or orientation for prayer, i.e. facing east towards Jerusalem. From Hurben, Germany, 1821. Symmetrical paper cutout over light blue background. 34 x 30,5 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue t...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to indicate the direction or orientation for prayer, i.e. facing east towards Jerusalem. From Alsace, France. mid-ninteenth. Watercolour on paper in wooden frame, 42 x 34,5 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue t...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate the direction of prayer, facing east towards Jerusalem. From Southern Germany. The inscription "East" is surrounded by illustrations of holiday observances. Watercolour on paper, 34,5 x 23 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate th...