Ketubah : Florence, Italy, 1785, February 16

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Title: Ketubah : Florence, Italy, 1785, February 16
Contributor: Binyamin ben Yitshak Pacifici
Ottolenghi, Mordecai
Rahel bat Avraham Montifiore
Ya'akov ben Bo'az Blanes
Published / Created: 1785 February 16
Publication Place: Florence, Italy
Abstract: Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated the 6th of Adar 5545 at Firentsi (1785). A rectangular ketubah with a rounded top. Biblical verses surround the text and there are repeated statements expressing the wish that God bless the bride and groom as he blessed the patriarchs and matriarchs. There is a seal of the city above the text. The ink is faded. In addition to the signatures of the two witnesses, the groom�s signature also appears on the opposite side of the document. There is a note in Italian at the bottom that affirms that the ketubah was registered in the community�s book page 52, by the registrar Raffael Calo on March 15th, 1785.
Description: Bride: Rahel bat Avraham Montifyori.
Bridegroom: Binyamin ben Yitshak Patsipitsi.
Witnesses: Mordekhai ben Avraham Otolengi ; Ya'akov ben Bo'az Blanes.
Extent: 1 l.
63 x 45 cm.
b&w illustration
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)

Format: mixed material
Genre: Autographs
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Marginalia
Subject (Geographic): Florence (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): Binyamin ben Yitshak Pacifici
Ottolenghi, Mordecai
Rahel bat Avraham Montifiore
Ya'akov ben Bo'az Blanes
Subject (Topic): Ketubah --Italy --Florence
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)

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