Seligmann Haggadah

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Haggada du scribe Éliézer Seligmann de Rosheim Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

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Seligmann Haggadah

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Alternative Titles: Haggada du scribe Éliézer Seligmann de Rosheim
Die Haggada von Eliezer Seligmann von Rosheim
Haggada par Seligmann de Rosheim
Type: Manuscript on paper|Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 42 pages / 29.0 × 19.0 cm
Origin: Germany
Date: 1779
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Hebrew
Genre: Judaism / Hebrew
Language: Hebrew
Script: Ashkenazic Square Script Cursive
Illustrations: 14 half-page miniatures and a border surrounding the first page
Content: Blessings, prayers, psalms, and narrative texts for Passover Seder
Patron: Lea, Widow from Neckarsulm
Artist / School: Eliezer Seligmann (scribe and illustrator)

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#1 Haggada du scribe Éliézer Seligmann de Rosheim

Commentary: 1 volume by Thérèse Metzger, Mendel Metzger, Bloch, Joseph, Selig Pinchas Bamberger, René Gutman, and Robert Weyl
Language: Hebrew, French, German

The commentary volume includes both a German and a French translation of the Hebrew text, as well as prefaces by Rabbi René Gutman and Robert Weyl.

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. This edition comes with gilded edges and includes two additional maps: the map of the Duke of Wellington and the map of Du Craan.

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