ART & ANTIQUES
By WEINER
Dec 3, 2021
Berlin, Germany
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LOT 87:

Esther scroll (Megillah Esther), faithful facsimile reprint of the "Hanover scroll" from 1746. Commentary volume by ...

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Auction took place on Dec 3, 2021 at WEINER
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Esther scroll (Megillah Esther), faithful facsimile reprint of the "Hanover scroll" from 1746. Commentary volume by Falk Wiesemann, Cologne, 2003. Edition of 1,746 copies. In slipcase, handmade wooden box with walnut veneer. Commentary volume In German, French and English. In Hebrew the original text of the Megillah is additionally printed, as well as the German translation. A masterpiece of Jewish book art.
The Megillat Esther belongs to the outstanding specimens of the so-called Esther scrolls, traditional artifact of Jewish culture. The biblical story of Queen Esther is read from these manuscript scrolls in the synagogue at the festival of Purim.