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Festival prayer book (Mahzor)
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Festival prayer book (Mahzor) written on parchment in Hebrew in an Italian square script and dated to the 14th or 15th century, with an illuminated frontispiece and Italianesque red and blue penwork throughout. The lower border of the frontispiece contains an unidentified coat of arms of a lion or rampant on a field of azure.
| Artist / Maker | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Culture / Origin | Hebrew manuscript, Ireland |
| Department | Hebrew manuscript |
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Provenance & Source
Image & data: Chester Beatty via Europeana · Licence: BY 4.0.
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