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Megillah: Scroll of the Book of Esther

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Title
Megillah: Scroll of the Book of Esther
Additional title: Montalto Megillah
Additional title: Bible. Esther
Names
Montalto, Raphael, active 1686 (Scribe)
Montalto, Raphael, active 1686 (Illustrator)
Collection

Megillah: Scroll of the Book of Esther

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1686
Place: Amsterdam
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Hebrew MS. 2
Topics
Scribes, Jewish -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts
Genres
Scrolls (Visual works)
Manuscripts
Illustrations
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Copied and illustrated by Raphael Montalto
Physical Description
Extent: 1 scroll : 49 inches total length
Ms. on vellum
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
Hebrew
Identifiers
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.BEL43
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2904a7c0-c36c-013c-8291-0242ac110005
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1686: Created
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Megillah" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1686. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a1bea1f0-01a8-013d-78ad-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Megillah" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a1bea1f0-01a8-013d-78ad-0242ac110003

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1686). Megillah Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a1bea1f0-01a8-013d-78ad-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Megillah