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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Persian Jewish Manuscripts

Looking for inspiration...

The story in the Book of Esther took place in ancient Persia-- hence my interest in Persian manuscripts.



At Yale!  I sent a request to view in person.  I hope it works out:


Written in Judeo-Persian (the "Jewish" version of Farsi):



The Bouton Haggadah done in a Persian style.  From the Braginsky collection:









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