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Micrographic painting of Zion,city of David.Two gnarled trees with psalters,harps,timbrels,pipes and cymbals according to psalm 150.In the center the City of David and the tombs of the kings of the House of David. Watercolour and ink on paper,38,5 x 31,5 cm
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Micrographic painting of Zion,city of David.Two gnarled trees with psalters,harp...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage is decorated with a traditional Persian symbol,the half-moon rising over lions. From Persia. Watercolour on paper, 95 x 68 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage is...

Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,and of the angel halting the sacrifice.The inscription asks to remember the "akedah",the binding of Isaac" on the high holidays.Painting by Moshe Mizrachi,a Persian jew who came to Palestine in 1880.
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Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,and of the angel h...

Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synagogue,like a mizrach,to indicate the proper direction of prayer.This shiviti contains biblical verses written in the form of a menorah.From Persia. Ink and watercolour on paper,41,9 x 33,9 cm
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Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synago...

Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synagogue,like a mizrach,to indicate the proper direction of prayer.This shiviti is written in the form of a menorah Persia. Ink and watercolour on paper,41,9 x 33,9 cm
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Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synago...

Book of prayers and blessings, from Germany,late 18th 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.
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Book of prayers and blessings, from Germany,late 18th It was the custom in sma...

Barricade of waggons of the Hussites during the Hussite War 1419-1434. Illustration from a codex around 1450
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Barricade of waggons of the Hussites during the Hussite War 1419-1434. Illustrat...

Opening session of the Medico-Surgical Military Academy founded by Emperor Joseph II, November 7,1785. For the instruction of army surgeons, Joseph II purchased 1192 anatomical wax models from Florentine scientists Prof. Mascagni and Felice Fontana. 38,5 x 51,4 cm
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Opening session of the Medico-Surgical Military Academy founded by Emperor Josep...

Corda dorsalis, anterior spinal arteries and heart, watercolour belonging to the shipment of 2000 anatomical wax models ordered by Emperor Joseph II for the education of surgeons, 1785
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Corda dorsalis, anterior spinal arteries and heart, watercolour belonging to...

Blood vessels and nerves of intestines in thorax and abdomen, left lung, aorta, heart, spleen and kidney. Watercolour belonging to the shipment of wax models ordered by Emperor Joseph II for the education of army surgeons, 1785
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Blood vessels and nerves of intestines in thorax and abdomen, left lung,...

Intestine and intestinal arteries, watercolour belongig to the shipment of wax models ordered from Florentine scientists Prof. Paolo Mascagni and Felice Fontana by Emperor Joseph II for the education of army surgeons 1785
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Intestine and intestinal arteries, watercolour belongig to the shipment of wax m...

Retroperitonic organs, diaphragm, spleen, kidneys and their blood vessels. Watercolour belonging to the shipment of 2000 wax models ordered from Florentine scientists Paolo Mascagni and Felice Fontana by Emperor Joseph II for the education of army surgeons, 1785
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Retroperitonic organs, diaphragm, spleen, kidneys and their blood vessels....