Manuscript Summary:This mid-eighteen century Italian Esther scroll was most likely printed and hand-colored in Venice. It is kept in a cylindrical case of delicate filigree, ornamented with floral motifs, that is typical of the later and more refined work of Ioannite silversmiths.(red)
Online Since: 12/20/2016
Zürich, Braginsky Collection, S2
Parchment · 1 f. · 11.4 x ? cm · scroll: Venice?, mid 18th century / case: Ioannina, Greece, second half of the 19th century