Illustrated Judeo-Persian Manuscripts

Two illustrated Judeo-Persian manuscripts depicting biblical scenes.

85.46.1 and 85.46.2
Gift of Chimon Mayeri and Family

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Collection #: 
85.46
Dates: 
1850 - 1950
Place of Creation/Publication: 
Isfahan, Iran
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85.46.1
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85.46.2
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The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
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The Benveniste Family in Salonika (Thessaloniki)

Dr.

Collection Information
Collection #: 
2012.2.1-5
Place of Creation/Publication: 
Salonika
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Decorated Esther Scroll
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Paul Christian Kirchner, Jüdisches Ceremoniel (1724)

The detailed description of Jewish ceremonial customs by Kirchner, a Jewish convert to Christianity, Paul Christian Kirchner, Jüdisches Ceremoniel (1724) RB 21.jpg

Collection Information
Author / Creator: 
Paul Christian Kirchner
Author / Creator: 
Sebastian Jugendres (1685-1765)
Author / Creator: 
Johann Georg Puschner (1680-1749)
Collection #: 
RB 21
Dates: 
1724
Place of Creation/Publication: 
Nuremberg
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Kirchner, Jüdisches Ceremoniel (1724) [RB 21]
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UC Berkeley OskiCat
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The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
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Online versions (Judaica Europeana)
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Postcard Collection

The holdings of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life include approximately four thousand postcards dating from the l

Greeting Card: "Le-shanah tovah. A Happy New Year!" from the Postcard Collection (acc. no. 92.34.3)
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