Spanish Bible with Masorah

Institution

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Object description:

This early, complete copy of the Bible was produced in Soria, which, along with Burgos and Toledo, was the center of a distinctive school of Hebrew manuscript illumination in the 13th century. The biblical text is accompanied by a collection of comments � called the Masorah � relating to its correct reading, spelling, vocalization, and accentuation, along with textual variants. Using tiny script, the Masorator (the scribe who added the Masorah) shaped the text into different micrographic patterns � a form of manuscript decoration that is unique to Jewish art.

Object/Work type:

books of hours

Cultural Heritage type:

Information Forms (hierarchy name)

Location:

Jerusalem - Israel

Object measurements:

H: 32.5; W: 27.5 cm

Production

Unidentified scribe

Date: 13th century (before 1287)

Material/Technique: Handwritten on parchment; brown ink; square Sephardic script

Subject/theme:

Jewish Art, Manuscripts, Jewish Art and Life

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Source: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Identifier: 361219