Ketubah : Rome, Italy, 1820, October 25

Published/Created:

Rome, Italy
1820 October 25

Physical Description:

1 l.
color illustrations
84 x 53 cm.

Notes:

Bride: Ester bat Mordekhai Shemu'el Modili'ani.
Bridegroom: Mosheh ben Re'uven Mansi.
Witnesses: Yosef Hayim ben Menahem Teratsino ; Yehoshu'a Gershon ben David Binyamin Ashkenazi.

Abstract:

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 17th of Hesvan 5581 at Roma (1820). The two illustrations on the top allude to the names of the bride and groom: Moses and Esther. The ornamental border interweaves flowers and micrography. The rounded lower edge is a typical feature of the ketubot of the Jews of Rome. The micrography outlining the urn at the bottom of the border consists of the seven blessings recited during the marriage ceremony. The micrography woven into the ornamental border is made up of verses from the Book of Psalms and other passages relating to marriage. The day of the week of the wedding is written in large gilded letters in a cartouche in the center of the document.

Topics:

Ketubah --Italy --Rome
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

Topics:

Rome (Italy) --Religious life and customs

Topics:

Esther bat Mordecai Samuel Modigliani
Mosheh ben Re'uven Mansi
Yehoshu'a Gershon ben David Binyamin Ashkenazi
Yosef Hayim ben Menahem Teratsino

Language:

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

Genre:

Autographs
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Marginalia
Micrography (Writing technique)

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 +93:8

Orbis Record:

9143952

Orbis Barcode:

39002088759445

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1305114

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

2068565

PID:

digcoll:3624708