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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B317
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1739
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Yosef ben David, of Leipnik
    • Altona, copied and decorated by Joseph ben David of Leipnik
    • Like most of the Haggadot at that time, this exemplar is largely dependent on the copper engravings of
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B45
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, before 1611
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Hebron (The Land of Israel), Solomon Adeni
    • of the Mishnah (the first major written redaction of the Oral Torah).
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B344
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1725
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • [Vienna, copied and decorated by Meshullam Zimmel of Polna]
    • This miniature prayer book is the result of a unique collaboration of two of the most eminent Viennese
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S54
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, [ca. 1740]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • [Vienna, copied and decorated by Meshullam Zimmel of Polna]
    • This scroll contains one of the most finely executed series of illustrations to be found in decorated
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B257
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1719
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Vienna, copied and decorated by Aaron Wolf Herlingen
    • The anonymous hymn of praise to the Creator Perek schira has been preserved in hundreds of manuscripts
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B284
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1725
    Language
    Hebrew, Yiddish
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    • [Vienna, copied and decorated by Meshullam Zimmel of Polna]
    • The title page depicts Moses and Aaron on either side of the title.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B222
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1723
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • copied and decorated by Moses Judah Leib ben Wolf Broda of Trebitsch
    • copied and decorated by Moses Judah Leib ben Wolf Broda of Trebitsch
    • read and, with exception of the psalms for Friday, these daily sections have decorated monochrome or
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B316
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1751
    Language
    Latin
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    • [Vienna, copied and decorated by Meshullam Zimmel of Polna]
    • This calligram depicting King David playing a harp comprises the Latin text of what is known as the Seven
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B115
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, [14th–15th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Isaac ben Joseph, of Corbeil
    • Isaac of Corbeil († 1280) is the author of this halakhic Small Book of Commandments also known as Sefer
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B250
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    13th century, 14th century, [late 13th or early 14th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • -1297) contains one of the first attempts of codifying Jewish religious law in Italy and of presenting
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B173
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1716
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • [Vienna, copied and decorated by Meshullam Zimmel of Polna]
    • The titel of this mohel book (circumcision book) from 1716 is Book of the Lord’s Mystery with the [commentary
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B28
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1795
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Amsterdam, copied and decorated by Hijman Binger
    • The "Counting of the Omer" is the ritual counting of the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, the Feast
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B283
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    16th century, 1553-1555
    Language
    Italian
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    • This collection of eleven documents in Italian concerning the condemnation and burning of the Talmud
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B49
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    16th century, 15th century, [ca. 1500]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The Roman rite, generally known as Nussah Roma, is the oldest order of prayer outside the ancient lands
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B251
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, 15th century, [14th/15th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • experience of the prophets was an ecstatic experience and that all true mystics were prophets.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B274
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    13th century, 1288
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Moses ben Jacob, of Coucy
    • This is the earliest known manuscript of Moses of Coucy's classic legal code and also the earliest dated
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B262
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1730
    Language
    Hebrew, Yiddish
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    • [Central or Northern Europe], copied and decorated by Nathan ben Simson of Mezeritsch
    • [Central or Northern Europe], copied and decorated by Nathan ben Simson of Mezeritsch
    • This Passover Haggadah with a Yiddish translation of the hymn Had Gadya (f. 23r) was copied and illustrated
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B327
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 18th century, [around 1800]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The "Counting of the Omer" is a blessing that takes place during the 49 days from the second day of Passover
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B247
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, ca. 1670-1671
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Germany, Cistercian abbey of Eberbach (?)
    • This manuscript contains an Evronot ("Rules for Calculation of the Calendar").
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S12
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, around 1775
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Italy and France (illumination)
    • The text is set between alternating straight and spiral marble columns.