Ḳalonimus, ben Ḳalonimus ben Meʾir (1286-1328)
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Zürich, Braginsky Collection, B282
Paper · 13 ff. · 13.3 x 8.5 cm · Amsterdam · 1752
Kalonymus ben Kalonymus, Massekhet Purim
The Massekhet Purim contained in this manuscript is a Purim parody by the Provençal author and translator Kalonymus ben Kalonymus (Arles 1286- after 1328), who wrote this work in Rome in the early 1320s. The text is about eating, drinking and drunkenness during Purim. The author humorously imitated the text and style of the Talmud. The illustrations include depictions of harlequins, of a street musician and of seven playing cards represented as trompe l'œil, which is rarely found in Hebrew manuscripts. The codex was copied in Amsterdam in 1752, at a time when this work was very popular in the Ashkenazic Jewish community.
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