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The Joanna S. & Daniel Rose Family Illuminated Haggadah.

Accession number
MS M.1191
Object title
The Joanna S. & Daniel Rose Family Illuminated Haggadah.
Display Date
2011-2013
Created
New York and Jerusalem, 2011-2013
Credit line
Gift of Joanna S. Rose, 2014.
Description
17 bifolios comprising 68 pages : vellum (calfskin) unbound ; 303 x 407 mm
Provenance
Commission of Joanna S. Rose.
Notes
Artist: Barbara Wolff.
Scribe: Izzy Pludwinski (Hebrew) and Karen Gorst (English).
The Joanna S. & Daniel Rose Family Illuminated Haggadah consists of 17 unbound bifolios, comprising 68 pages.
The illumination and English text were done in New York City, while the Hebrew text was completed in Jersualem, Israel.
Decoration: 4 full-page, 11 large, and 28 small illustrations, plus 5 decorated text panels.
303 x 407 mm: bifolio untrimmed; 260 x 368 mm: bifolio trim; size 260 x 184 mm: page trim size
Collation: I⁴ (pp. 1-8), II⁴ (pp. 9-16), III⁴ (pp. 17-24), IV⁴ (pp. 25-32), V⁴ (pp. 33-40), VI⁴ (pp. 41-48), VII² (pp. 49-52), VIII⁴ (pp. 53-60), IX⁴ (pp. 61-68).
The item relates to MS M.1190, You Renew the Face of the Earth: Psalm 104, illuminated by the same artist.
Script
Ashkenasic script (Hebrew) and bold expanded italic (English)
Language
Hebrew and English
Century
Classification