Manuscript

Illuminated manuscript page on parchment. It has a tapestry-like decoration made up of scrolls in gold, red, blue and green tones, with fleur-de-lis inside. It is surrounded by a border with inscriptions in Hebrew and is finished with a frame decorated with black and gold scrolls. On the other hand, this piece is one of the tapestry pages (named thus for its decorative scheme) taken from a copy of a Hebrew Bible made in the city of Burgos in 1260.

This biblical work is known as the Damascus Keter because a complete copy of it was found in a synagogue in Damascus. Today the manuscripts are kept in the National Library of Israel (Jerusalem).

The Hebrew books that the Jews of Sefarad made during the Middle Ages constitute one of the most important cultural achievements in Jewish history.