Miniature Torah Scroll on Parchment. Europe, Circa 1800
Miniature Torah Scroll on parchment written according to Ashkenazic script, circa 1800 in traditional Beis Yosef script.
Parchment size: 10.7 cm. Script bloc: 8.7 cm.
The tagim were doubled and at times tripled in the upper lines to form a crown on the letters.
The parchment is mounted on its original Atzei Chaim – made of gold-colored brass.
Two parchment sheets in Shemos and Vayikrah were previously replaced with other sheets in Arizal script.
48 parchment sheets; 240 leaves; 42 lines on each leaf. Stitched together with sinew. Ink faded in several places.
The Sefer Torah is adorned with an attractive green, peach and white brocade mantle which is worn and partially torn, preserved in new casing.
Torah Scrolls written in miniscule letters require extra special skill, great effort and time, therefore they are particularly costly and were usually ordered by the wealthy for use during their travels.
Not Kosher until fixed by a professional scribe
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