Ketubah : Rome, Italy, 1797, March 1

Published/Created:

Rome, Italy
1797 March 1

Physical Description:

1 l.
color illustrations
76 x 49 cm.

Notes:

Bride: Stila bat Menahem mi-Modili'ani.
Bridegroom: Natan ben Shelomoh Rini'ani.
Imperfect: decorative border mutilated; no loss of text.
Witnesses: Avraham bar Yosef Toskano ; Shelomoh Yosef bar Eliyah mi-Kori.

Abstract:

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 3rd of Adar 5557 at Roma (1797). The geometric ornamental borders on this ketubah differ from the more traditional floral designs found on most Italian ketubot of this period. The scalloped bottom is typical of ketubot from Rome. The Hebrew writing along the border is from the Book of Ruth followed by a series of blessings evoking the patriarchs and matriarchs, and Mordecai and Esther (surprisingly, since the two were not husband and wife). The day of the week of the wedding is written in red ink in a cartouche at the center of the document. The micrography on the lower rounded edge is of the seven blessings recited at the Jewish wedding ceremony.

Topics:

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

Topics:

Rome (Italy) --Religious life and customs

Topics:

Avraham bar Yosef Toskano
Nathan ben Solomon Rignani
Shelomoh Yosef bar Eliyah mi-Kori
Stella bat Menahem Modigliani

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 +93:5

Orbis Record:

9143791

Orbis Barcode:

39002088759387

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1305108

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

2068561

PID:

digcoll:3625175