SC - Illuminated Medieval Hagaddahs

[rcmann4 at earthlink.net]

Because Passover is approaching, the Hebrew Union College 
Library has an online exhibit of illuminated hagaddahs at:
http://www.cn.huc.edu/libraries/haggadahs/

The illustrations labelled Ms. 444 are from a late 15th century 
German hagaddah.  Ms. 450 is 18th century Italian, but according 
to the notes, many of its illustrations are copied from pre-1600 
hagaddahs.  Although some of the pictures are not food-related, 
many of them are, and depict baking matzo, feasting at the Seder 
table, and displaying the ritual foods from the Seder plate.


Brighid, coughing and sneezing, and thinking wistfully of matzo-ball 
soup


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
now at a new address: rcmann4 at earthlink.net