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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
    • He was revered during his lifetime already and is considered the most important scholar among Lithuanian
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B45
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, before 1611
    Language
    Hebrew
    • According to tradition, he spent three decades working on his commentary, writing his own thoughts and
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K99
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 1648
    Language
    Hebrew
    • The lavish decoration of this printed and hand-painted ketubah attests to the high esteem in which this
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B103
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, [before 1646]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • What is known comes from his own works, some 550 poems and a few other texts.
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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
    • Several motifs from the manuscript seem to "grow" out of an ornament, such as a head with a bumpy nose and
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B67
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, [around 1720]
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This codex contains prayers, blessings and poems for a wedding ceremony, following the custom of the
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B119
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    e-codices
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    14th century, second half of the 14th century
    Language
    Hebrew
    • brass ornamentation and clasps.
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K40
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1795
    Language
    Hebrew
    • This scene, a symbol of faithfulness and messianic promise that appears on many italian ketubot, has