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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B252
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    15th century, [last third of the 15th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The book Minhagim ("Religious Customs") is attributed to Samuel of Ulm, although the authorship is not
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B351
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1741
    Language
    Hebrew
    • by the Braginsky Collection, this little book with the Birkat ha-mason from 1741 had not been known to
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B62
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1728
    Language
    Hebrew
    • has a decorated title page, which depicts David, the psalmist, and Aaron, making a clear reference to
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B257
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1719
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The anonymous hymn of praise to the Creator Perek schira has been preserved in hundreds of manuscripts
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K94
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1722
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The decoration contains countless biblical quotations in micrographic script with reference to wedding
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S13
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1746
    Language
    Hebrew
    • In these illustrations, Griselini has devoted particular attention to architectural settings and spatial
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, S8
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 18th century, Scroll: Italy, 18th century / Case: Venice or Rome, 17th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • are frequently found on a variety of Italian Jewish ritual metalwork, they do not relate specifically to
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B331
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • In addition to the title page, which is decorated with a Renaissance portal, there are eleven illustrations
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B222
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1723
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The psalms in this manuscript are subdivided according to the days of the week on which they are to be
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B104
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, [second half of the 18th century]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • considered the most important scholar among Lithuanian Ashkenazi Jews; his teaching influences Judaism up to
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B285
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1796
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The illustrations show similarities to later Haggadot by Joseph ben David of Leipnik, such as the Haggadah
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K37
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 1668
    Language
    Hebrew
    • ketubot of the Spanish-Portuguese community, which subsequently inspired an anonymous local artist to
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B344
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1725
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The prayer book belonged to the “respectable and wise maid Hindl”.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B28
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1795
    Language
    Hebrew
    • drawing on f. 1r, a page of calligraphic decoration, depicts the giant Samson as Atlas, since, according to
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K96
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1759
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The family emblems therefore have no relation to the bridal couple, Nathan Solomon, son of Jacob Samuel
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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
    • rules concerning the order of the prayers and the laws for Shabbat, holidays and feasts, in addition to
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B119
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, second half of the 14th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • importance of the Braginsky Pentateuch for the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible is comparable to
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B247
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, ca. 1670-1671
    Language
    Hebrew
    • They can be taken as a reaction to the Gregorian calendar, introduced in 1582.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B317
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1739
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Eating these is part of the feast of Passover, during which it is tradition to read the Haggadah together
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B274
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    13th century, 1288
    Language
    Hebrew
    • Paris there is another manuscript (ms. hébr.370) of the same work, by the same scribe, which is assumed to