This Hebrew manuscript from the 15th century combines liturgical
texts and contains commentaries on the rites that provide the
framework for the observation of the Passover. This Pesach
Haggadah, adorned with miniatures and rich illustrations, contains
the complete liturgical version of the Exodus story. The first part
of the manuscript contains the text of the Italian rite, the second
part that of the Ashkenazi. The manuscript was written and
illuminated by Joël ben Siméon, who signed his work with a
colophon (f. 34r): I am Joel ben Simeon, called Veibusch Ashkenazi
– blessed be his memory – and I am from Cologne, which is on
the banks of the Rhine.
