Birds' Head Haggadah
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title:
Birds' Head Haggadah
text:
The Birds' Head Haggadah is the oldest surviving illuminated Ashkenazi Passover Haggadah. The manuscript, produced in the Upper Rhine region of Southern Germany in the early 14th century, contains the full Hebrew text of the Haggadah, a ritual text recounting the story of Passover – the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt – which is recited by participants at a Passover Seder. The text is executed in block calligraphy and accompanied by colorful illustrations of Jews perfo
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Illuminated Passover liturgical manuscript
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds%27_Head_Haggadah
date created:
2017-08-23T19:30:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T02:11:33Z
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