Leipnik Haggadah

Created by hand according to Jewish tradition long after the introduction of book printing: the everyday life of Copenhagen's large and prosperous Jewish community in 20 beautiful miniatures

One of the most valuable Haggadot in the history of Hebrew book illumination: important religious and surprising secular texts in an exuberantly illuminated Renaissance manuscript from northern Italy

A special piece of Jewish culture with insights into the history of the Passover rite: the British Library's Ashkenazi Haggadah, originating in Ulm, with an exceptionally well-documented history of its creation

An intimate glimpse into the life of German Jews circa 1500: miniatures of Gothic architecture and period dress in a magnificently appointed Haggadah

Scenes from the Passover Seder, but also naked men and women bathing or the non-kosher killing of animals as sport: an Ashkenazic Haggadah richly illuminated with gold that is extraordinary in many respects

German and Italian traditions combined in a golden Haggadah: a masterpiece by the renowned itinerant book artist Joel ben Simeon as a valuable testimony to cultural exchange and everyday Jewish culture