Sephardi Haggadah
One of the most famous Hebrew manuscripts in the Rylands is this Passover Haggadah from 14th-century Catalonia. This small volume contains a biblical picture cycle and numerous exquisite initial-word panels and marginal decorations full of intricate details barely visible to the naked eye. The scribe uses micrography, twisting the lines of words into floral and geometric shapes. Using the digital image, you can easily rotate the page to read the text, and zoom into tiny details.
Passover Haggadah
Catalonia (Spain), 1335-1340
Hebrew MS 6
Folios 18b-19a: The Israelites are leaving Egypt and the Egyptians are pursuing them(right); the crossing of the dead sea (left). Zoom in to see the drowned Egyptians under the waves (Exodus 14:21-22).
