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==Pigs in medieval Jewish book illumination== | ==Pigs in medieval Jewish book illumination== | ||
| − | Pigs are very rare in illustrations of | + | Pigs are very rare in illustrations of Jewish manuscripts. It is not surprising considering the fact that pigs are the par excellene [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashrut non-kosher] animals. Those few which do appear in Hebrew manuscripts, appear in different contexts, as a zodiac sign, as architectural decoration, or as the pursued one in a hunting scene. |
| − | [[Pigs in the Tripartite Mahzor]] | + | * [[Pigs in the Tripartite Mahzor]] |
| − | [[Pigs in the Second Nuremberg Haggadah]] | + | * [[Pigs in the Second Nuremberg Haggadah]] |
| + | * [[Pigs in the Sefer Evronot]] | ||
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| + | [[category:Jewish]] | ||
| + | [[category:Manuscript Illumination]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:24, 10 March 2009
Pigs in medieval Jewish book illumination
Pigs are very rare in illustrations of Jewish manuscripts. It is not surprising considering the fact that pigs are the par excellene non-kosher animals. Those few which do appear in Hebrew manuscripts, appear in different contexts, as a zodiac sign, as architectural decoration, or as the pursued one in a hunting scene.
