Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated the 6th of Adar 5545 at Firentsi (1785). A rectangular ketubah with a rounded top. Biblical verses surround the text and there are repeated statements expressing the wish that God bless the bride and groom as he blessed the patriarchs and matriarchs. There is a seal of the city above the text. The ink is faded. In addition to the signatures of the two witnesses, the groom�s signature also appears on the opposite side of the document. There is a note in Italian at the bottom that affirms that the ketubah was registered in the community�s book page 52, by the registrar Raffael Calo on March 15th, 1785.
Description:
Bride: Rahel bat Avraham Montifyori., Bridegroom: Binyamin ben Yitshak Patsipitsi., and Witnesses: Mordekhai ben Avraham Otolengi ; Ya'akov ben Bo'az Blanes.
Subject (Geographic):
Florence (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Binyamin ben Yitshak Pacifici, Ottolenghi, Mordecai, Rahel bat Avraham Montifiore, and Ya'akov ben Bo'az Blanes
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Florence and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the 7th of Shevaṭ 5614 at Firentsi (1854). A rectangular ketubah with the text written in square Hebrew letters typical of Italian-Jewish scribes in nineteenth century Italy. According to the
Alternative Title:
כתובה : פירנצה, איטליה, 5614, שבט 7.
Description:
Bride: Leʼah bat Yaʻaḳov Lampronṭi. and Bridegroom: Reʼuven ben Mosheh Piʼatsa.
Subject (Geographic):
Florence (Italy)--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Lampronṭi, Leʼah bat Yaʻaḳov, Piazza, Reʼuven ben Mosheh, לאמפרונטי, לאה בת יעקב, and פיאצא, ראובן בן משה
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah--Italy--Florence and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum cut in the shape of an arch, dated 12th of Heshvan 5630 (1869) at Firentsi. Blessings for the bride and groom serve as a decorative border around the text, which is written in Italian block letters. There are no decorative images.
Description:
Bride: Rivkah Rika bat Yosef Kastiliyoni. and Bridegroom: Refa'el ben ha-manoah Mordekhai Pinya.
Subject (Geographic):
Florence (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Refa'el ben Mordekhai Pinya and Rivkah Rika bat Yosef Kastiliyoni
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Florence and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum cut in the shape of an arch, dated 8th of Elul 5640 (1880) at Firentsi. The text is written in Italian block letters, however the ink of the text is somewhat faded in places. Painted vegetal flourishes and blessings for the bride and groom serve as a decorative border around the text. At the top of the ketubah is the verse ""I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord"" (Gen. 49:18) and two biblical scenes painted in miniature: the binding of Isaac and Jacob�s dream of the angels on the ladder. The angels, in a most unusual depiction, are descending stairs with outstretched swords, as if about to do battle.
Description:
Bride: Le'ah bat Yosef Montefiori. and Bridegroom: Yitshak Enriko ben Binyamin Zalman Vita.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy --Florence --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Montefiori, Le'ah bat Yosef and Vita, Yitshak Enriko ben Binyamin Zalman
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Florence and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated 17th of Adar 5550 at Gibraltar (1790). The text is in cursive. The outlines of a decoration appear in pencil, but the decoration was never completed. It would appear that the bride and groom were of Shepardic (Spanish-Jewish) families. The text includes a prayer that God show his mercy and protect and preserve ""the exiled from Castile"" and eventually avenge the injustice done to them.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar, --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the 13th of Elul 5583 at Gibraltar (1823). Text enclosed within two columns joined by arch and surrounded by colored floral patterns.
Description:
Bride: Maknin bat Avraham ... Yisra'el. and Bridegroom: Yitshak bar Shelomoh ... Senanits.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Senanits, Yitshak bar Shelomoh... and Yisra'el, Maknin bat Avraham...
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 29th of Kislev 5642 at Gibraltar (1881). The text is surrounded by a floral wreath with a bow at the bottom and a crown at the top. Immediately above the text, written in semi-circles are blessings for the bride and groom.
Description:
Bride: Simhah bat Yitshak ... . and Bridegroom: David ben ... .
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 17th of Shevat 5685 at Gibraltar (1925). The text is written in Sephardic cursive. The document has no decorative border. Above the text, in a semi-circle, written in red ink, are blessings for
Description:
Bride: Rozah bat Yitshak bar Ye'udah bar Refa'el Ya'akov bar Shemu'el bar Ye'udah bar Mosheh bar Yitshak bar Avraham bar Yitshak ha-mekhuneh ben Za'arah. and Bridegroom: Mordekhai bar 'Amram bar Mordekhai bar Maimon ha-mekhuneh Kazis.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mordekhai bar 'Amram bar Mordekhai bar Maimon Kazis and Rozah bat Yitshak bar Ye'udah bar Refa'el Ya'akov bar Shemu'el bar Ye'udah bar Mosheh bar Yitshak bar Avraham bar Yitshak ben Za'arah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 16th of Sivan, 5689 (1929) at Gibraltar. Text is surrounded with floral design of red carnations. Above the text is a crown and below the text is a bow.
Description:
Bride: Mas'uda bat Avraham bar Barukh Tsarfati. and Bridegroom: Menahem bar Mas'ud bar Menahem ... [ben?] 'Ari.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mas'uda bat Avraham bar Barukh Tsarfati and Menahem bar Mas'ud bar Menahem ben 'Ari
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 2 Tamuz 5675 at Gulpadgan (1915). The document is written in semi-block letters. The calligraphy above the text of the ketubah is the phrase ""If I forget thee, O Jerusalem"" (Pslam 137:5) and an ode to the bride and groom. Verses from Isaiah 61:9-10 form a frame around the ketubah. At the bottom of the ketubah are two addenda written in semi-cursive, probably in Judeo-Persian, as well as the various signatures of the witnesses, one of them written in Persian. The ketubah is in poor condition, with some damage to the text.
Description:
Bridegroom: Yosef ben [Ya']akov.
Subject (Geographic):
Gulpayigan (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Yosef ben Ya'akov
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Gulpayigan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
