The Magnes Collection
The Magnes new home in downtown Berkeley accommodates research and teaching, and offers the general public a place to gather for exhibitions, lectures, performances and other events that foster community, learning, and growth.
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Czech book cover design, 1932
Designer: Josef HesounSource: Retro Graphic Design
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Treasure curiosity more than certainty by Lia Marcoux
![Manuscript [2012.10.1]: Painted Ketubbah (Italy, 1827) on Flickr.A recent gift to The Magnes Collection:
Painted manuscript ketubbah from the town of Revere, near Mantua (Italy), framed by a Hebrew inscription quoting Isaiah 61:10-11 (שוש אשיש ביהוה תגל נפשי באלהי כי הלבישני בגדי־ישע מעיל צדקה יעטני כחתן יכהן פאר וככלה תעדה כליה׃ כי כארץ תוציא צמחה וכגנה זרועיה תצמיח כן ׀ אדני יהוה יצמיח צדקה ותהלה נגד כל־הגוים), surmounted by a wedding formula in Aramaic (בסימנא טבא ובמזלא מעליא), and illustrated with twelve vignettes depicting biblical scenes, including: Adam, Eve, the serpent, the tree of knowledge and a cherub with a flamin sword (Genesis 2-3); Noah’s ark (Genesis 6-7); the binding of Isaac (Genesis 22); Jacob’s ladder (Genesis 28); Joseph and Potiphar’s wife (Genesis 39); Moses and Pharaoh’s daughter (Exodus 2); Moses at Mount Horeb (Exodus 7); David and Goliath (1 Samuel: 17); Solomon’s judgment (1 Kings: 3); Samson (Judges 16:29); and Mordecai’s parade with Haman (Esther 6). Stamped on top corners with the revenue stamp (“Bollo Straordinario”) of the Tax Authority (“Controlleria”) of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/380801425b9db35ee120fba66278c216/tumblr_miw89yPO241r1rq14o1_500.jpg)
Manuscript [2012.10.1]: Painted Ketubbah (Italy, 1827) on Flickr.
A recent gift to The Magnes Collection:
Painted manuscript ketubbah from the town of Revere, near Mantua (Italy), framed by a Hebrew inscription quoting Isaiah 61:10-11 (שוש אשיש ביהוה תגל נפשי באלהי כי הלבישני בגדי־ישע מעיל צדקה יעטני כחתן יכהן פאר וככלה תעדה כליה׃ כי כארץ תוציא צמחה וכגנה זרועיה תצמיח כן ׀ אדני יהוה יצמיח צדקה ותהלה נגד כל־הגוים), surmounted by a wedding formula in Aramaic (בסימנא טבא ובמזלא מעליא), and illustrated with twelve vignettes depicting biblical scenes, including: Adam, Eve, the serpent, the tree of knowledge and a cherub with a flamin sword (Genesis 2-3); Noah’s ark (Genesis 6-7); the binding of Isaac (Genesis 22); Jacob’s ladder (Genesis 28); Joseph and Potiphar’s wife (Genesis 39); Moses and Pharaoh’s daughter (Exodus 2); Moses at Mount Horeb (Exodus 7); David and Goliath (1 Samuel: 17); Solomon’s judgment (1 Kings: 3); Samson (Judges 16:29); and Mordecai’s parade with Haman (Esther 6). Stamped on top corners with the revenue stamp (“Bollo Straordinario”) of the Tax Authority (“Controlleria”) of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.
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