Ketubah : Finale Emilia, Italy, 1844 May 31

Published/Created:

Finale Emilia, Italy
1844 May 31

Physical Description:

1 l.
b&w illustration
48 x 30 cm.

Notes:

Bride: Elisheva' called Izabila bat Mikha'el 'Azariyah Hayim Fo'ah.
Bridegroom: Avraham Shemu'el bar Barukh called Refa'el Hayim Pesah.
Witnesses: El'azar Yehi'el Fo'ah and one or two others.

Abstract:

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated 13th of Sivan 5604 (1844) at Finali. The document has a scalloped top in which are the images of the three crowns of Torah, priesthood and kingship, above them there is the crown of a good name. Along the entire rim of the outer border is a poem in Hebrew in honor of the bride and groom. The border of the text contains two images of columns representing the two columns of the Jerusalem Temple called Yakhin and Boaz. The text is written in Italian square characters.

Topics:

Ketubah --Italy --Finale Emilia
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

Topics:

Finale Emilia (Italy) --Religious life and customs

Topics:

Avraham Shemu'el bar Barukh
Elazar Yehi'el Fo'ah
Elisheva' (Izabila) bat Mikha'el 'Azariyah Hayim Fo'ah

Language:

Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Genre:

Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts

Format:

Mixed Material

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Digital:

Art of the Ketubah

Call Number:

Hebrew MSS Suppl 132 (Oversize)

Orbis Record:

7824084

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1168741

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

2041260

PID:

digcoll:3515745