Leipnik Haggadah

Joseph ben David was an itinerant scholar, illuminator, scribe and publisher from the Moravian town of Leipnik
Among other places, he worked in Hamburg and Altona, where he created this remarkable Haggadah in 1738
50 miniatures depict biblical and contemporary ritual scenes and are based on the engravings by Abraham Bar Jacob

Leipnik Haggadah

MS Ros. 382 Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

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Leipnik Haggadah

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Codicology

Alternative Titles: Leipnik-Haggadah
Passover Haggadah
Rosenthaliana Leipnik Haggadah
Hagadah shel Pesaḥ
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 64 pages / 35.9 × 27.0 cm
Origin: Germany
Date: 1738
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Renaissance
Genre: Other Genres
Language: Hebrew
Script: Hebrew Square Script
Illustrations: 50 miniatures and numerous illuminated initial words
Content: Texts with instructions for the Seder evening, an shortened version of the commentary by Isaac Abravanel, a mystical commentary
Artist / School: Joseph ben David of Leipnik (scribe and illuminator)
Abraham bar Jacob (engraver)
Previous Owners: M. A. and S. Keizer

Available facsimile editions:

Facsimile Editions

#1 Passover Haggadah (The Rosenthaliana Leipnik Haggadah)

W. Turnowsky – Tel Aviv, 1987

Publisher: W. Turnowsky – Tel Aviv, 1987

Commentary: 1 volume by Emile G.L. Schrijver and Aaron Asher Green
Languages: English, Hebrew

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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