Name/Title

Haggadah

Entry/Object ID

K_0772

Tags

storage

Description

Handwritten Passover Haggadah. With a translation into Jewish Arabic used by the sages of the West, section-by-section. Square writing. Begins with the wording "Ha la hama ania" and ends at the end of the order of praise. Last pages Seder Kadush and Rachetz with an annotation in Arabic. On several pages various ornaments in ink. On page 6a, a title page with calligraphic curls. On page 18, a drawing of the bowl. In page 19a, a beautiful painting. Written on both sides. Good general condition. In the last two pages defects in the center of the page. Rehabilitated with unprofessional paper filling. New fabric cover.

Made/Created

Place

Country

Morocco

Region

North Africa

Continent

Africa

Notes

Date made: 19th century

Material

Ink on paper