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Limited Edition Decorative Judaica Print Rothschild Mahzor Italian Pray Book Art
Limited Edition Decorative Judaica Print Rothschild Mahzor Italian Pray Book Art
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Framed Limited Edition Print
Size: Measures 11.5" by 16"
Limited edition highly decorated print page from the Rothschild Mahzor, a late 15th-century northern Italian prayer book. Magnificent manuscript, elaborate and luxurious of its kind, featuring intricate ornamentation and illustrations
Origin and Date: The manuscript originated in Florence (Firenze), Italy, around 1490.
Significance: It is one of the most treasured archival materials of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), donated in 1966 by Baron Edmond de Rothschild.
Artistic Features: The page displays Renaissance-style illuminations, including a decorative floral border and human figures. At the bottom, placed above colorful wings, is the armorial device of the Norsa family surrounded by a wreath.
