Ketubah : Mantua, Italy, 1662, May 31

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Title: Ketubah : Mantua, Italy, 1662, May 31
Contributor: Azri'el Levi ben Avraham Levi Mai
Yintilah bat Ya'akov Italiyah
Published / Created: 1662 May 31
Publication Place: Mantua, Italy
Abstract: Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 13th of Sivan 5422 (1662) at Mantovah. The text is framed by an elaborate arch. At the top of the arch is the statement This gate is for God, only the righteous will enter through it. Within the arch above the text is a cartouche with a picture with a pitcher pouring water into a basin. This image is in honor of the bridegroom who is a Levite. Throughout the ketubah are Biblical quotations written in exquisite micrography and larger block Hebrew letters.
Description: Bride: Yintilah (Gentila) bat Ya'akov Italiyah.
Bridegroom: Azri'el Levi ben Avraham Levi Mai.
Extent: 1 l.
50 x 35 cm.
color illustration
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Format: mixed material
Genre: Hand coloring
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Micrography (Writing technique)
Subject (Geographic): Mantua (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): Azri'el Levi ben Avraham Levi Mai
Yintilah bat Ya'akov Italiyah
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Italy --Mantua
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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