Scenes from the Life of Shabtai Tzvi
Sabbatai Zevi (August 1, 1626 – c. September 17, 1676), or Shabtai Tzvi, was a former Jewish mystic and rabbi from Smyrna who claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah and founded the Sabbatean movement, which gained significant traction among Jews. Salonichia – Iuden Messias [Salonika – Messiah of the
Decorated Parchment Ketubah – Sephardic-Portuguese Community in Altona
Decorated parchment ketubah, for the wedding of Yaakov son of Avraham Zuzarte and Esther daughter of Yitzchak HaKatan. Altona, Hamburg, Germany, 11th Tamuz 5541 [July 4, 1781]. Written on decorated rectangular parchment sheet. Ketubah text written in square script, followed by signatures of groom and witnesses (the groom and second
Decorated Parchment Ketubah
Decorated parchment ketubah, for the wedding of Yitzchak son of Moshe Diena and Brunetta daughter of Netanel Modona. Modena, 5th Sivan 5560 [May 29, 1800]. Signatures of Rabbis of Modena, Rabbi Yishmael HaKohen and Rabbi Shlomo Yedidiah Senigallia Ketubah text written in square letters on a rectangular parchment sheet surrounded
Tai Magic Manuscript
According to Jaina Mishra of the Wovensouls Antique Textiles & Art Gallery in Singapore, this manuscript is of Tai origin from the Shan state (parts of present-day Myanmar and Northern Thailand) with elaborate calculations and diagramatic representation of one’s destiny! The Tai folk religion, or Satsana Phi (Lao: ສາສະໜາຜີ; Thai:
Tai Magic Manuscript
According to Jaina Mishra of the Wovensouls Antique Textiles & Art Gallery in Singapore, this manuscript is of Tai origin from the Shan state (parts of present-day Myanmar and Northern Thailand) with elaborate calculations and diagramatic representation of one’s destiny! The Tai folk religion, or Satsana Phi (Lao: ສາສະໜາຜີ; Thai:
Japanese Russian Trade Relations Reports
Manuscript report of Imperial Russian Navy Admiral Yevfimiy Putyatin’s diplomatic visit to Japan. Russian Admiral Yevfimiy Vasilyevich Putyatin played an instrumental role in negotiating commercial relations between Japan and Russia. The Treaty of Shimoda, signed in 1855 between the two empires, opened Japan’s ports to Russian commerce. In late 1854
A Marlon Brando Group of Books on Theology an Religion
A collection of approximately 95 books on Religion and Theology from the Library of Marlon Brando, some with portions of the text underlined or with notes in the margin in Brando’s hand, titles include: ABDULLAH, Allama Sir, and AL-SUHRAWARDY, Al-Mamun, The Sayings of Muhammad, London: 1954; PICKTHALL, Mohammed Maramduke, The
Eulogies and Prayers to the Prophet Muhammad
Eulogies and prayers to the Prophet Muhammad: Tanbih al-anam fi bayan ‘uluww maqam nabiyyina Muhammad by a certain Abd al-Jalil b. Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Azum al-Muradi al-Qayrawani.