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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 illustrated by Aaron Wolf Herlingen [and Meschullam Simmel from Polná]
    • The anonymous hymn of praise to the Creator Perek schira has been preserved in hundreds of manuscripts
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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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    • Abulafia, Abraham ben Samuel (attributed to)
    • Padua or Venice
    • Spanish kabbalist Abraham Abulafia (1240- after 1291) advocated a concept of Kabbalah that had little or
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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
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    • Padua or Venice
    • Emerging from a vase at the center is a large naturalistic flowering wine with scrolling stems and blossoms
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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 illustrated by Aaron Wolf Herlingen [and Meschullam Simmel from Polná]
    • This scroll contains one of the most finely executed series of illustrations to be found in decorated
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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 illustrated by Aaron Wolf Herlingen [and Meschullam Simmel from Polná]
    • 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, B344
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1725
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Vienna, copied and illustrated by Aaron Wolf Herlingen [and Meschullam Simmel from Polná]
    • Aaron Wolf Herlingen wrote and illustrated the title page, Meschullam Simmel ben Moses from Polná created
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B125
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    15th century, [around 1470]
    Language
    Hebrew, Yiddish
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    • Attributed to Hippocrates
    • Padua or Venice
    • Hippocrates in the Hebrew translation of Hillel ben Samuel of Verona (ca. 1220 – ca. 1295); in contrast to
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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 illustrated by Aaron Wolf Herlingen [and Meschullam Simmel from Polná]
    • The area below the title shows the Israelites wandering through the desert and manna falling from heaven
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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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    • Padua or Venice
    • 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, B67
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, [around 1720]
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • This manuscript is of great significance due to a cycle of sixty full-page illustrations from the Book
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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
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    • Italy, north (Bologna or Padua)
    • The book Minhagim ("Religious Customs") is attributed to Samuel of Ulm, although the authorship is not
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K96
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1759
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Like the 1753 ketubah from Padua (K76), this contract makes use of an older frame.
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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
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    • [Spain or Provence]
    • importance of the Braginsky Pentateuch for the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible is comparable to
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B57
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, between 1673 and 1683
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Apart from the daily prayers, this manuscript also contains kabbalistic commentaries and kavvanot (mystical
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B328
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1725
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Hanukkah and Purim, as well as various blessings, such as the Shema prayer before retiring at night or
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B331
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Padua or Venice
    • Italy [Ancona or Pesaro?], [copied by Joseph ben Nissim Fermi?]
    • Italy [Ancona or Pesaro?], [copied by Joseph ben Nissim Fermi?]
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, B259
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    15th century, last third of the 15th century
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Padua or Venice
    • This Miscellany for Life Cycle Events from the last third of the 15th century was probably a wedding
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection, K91
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    17th century, 1695
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • David, son of Daniel Coelho Enriques (or Henriques) and Dona Rachel, daughter of Abraham Enriques Da
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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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    • Padua or Venice
    • 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, B351
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    Zürich. Braginsky Collection
    Date
    18th century, 1741
    Language
    Hebrew
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    • Until it was acquired by the Braginsky Collection, this little book with the Birkat ha-mason from 1741