Washington Haggadah

A glimpse of Jewish culture and at the same time of the creation of a manuscript: a special Haggadah with 100 luminous miniatures adorned with gold and silver

One of the most valuable Haggadot in the history of Hebrew book illumination: important religious and surprising secular texts in an exuberantly illuminated Renaissance manuscript from northern Italy

A special piece of Jewish culture with insights into the history of the Passover rite: the British Library's Ashkenazi Haggadah, originating in Ulm, with an exceptionally well-documented history of its creation

An intimate glimpse into the life of German Jews circa 1500: miniatures of Gothic architecture and period dress in a magnificently appointed Haggadah

Scenes from the Passover Seder, but also naked men and women bathing or the non-kosher killing of animals as sport: an Ashkenazic Haggadah richly illuminated with gold that is extraordinary in many respects

The Leipzig Machsor is the brilliant result of Christian-Jewish cooperation in the early 14th century: a wealthy Jewish client, a Christian atelier, and a voluminous machzor comprising 68 colorful miniatures illuminated with gold as a radiant result