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ArtXVIIIe–XIXe siècle

Illuminated ketubah, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul)

Enrich the Great Book

כתובה מעוטרת, האימפריה העות'מאנית (איסטנבול)

Description

Marriage contract of the Empire's great Sephardi communities, decorated in the Ottoman tradition: flowering vases, tulips and carnations, scrolling borders. The central Hebrew-Aramaic text is often crowned by an arch and flanked by cartouches of verses. The wording of the financial stipulations reflects Sephardi usages inherited from the Iberian peninsula.

Features

Material
Papier peint, gouache, or
Provenance
Empire ottoman (Istanbul, Salonique, Izmir)

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