Language:
English
Year of publication:
1981
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Jewish Music and Liturgy
Angaben zur Quelle:
4 (1981-1982) 11-13
Keywords:
Mahzor Illustrations
;
Jewish prayers for rain
;
Dew Religious aspects
;
Judaism
;
Zodiac Religious aspects
;
Judaism
;
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
;
Manuscripts, Hebrew History To 1500
Abstract:
In some late medieval illuminated "Mahzorim", illustrations depicting the signs of the Zodiac appear beside the prayer for dew and rain ("Tal u-matar"). Various responsa literature developed regarding the permissibility or the desirability of these illustrations.
Note:
Appeared also in "Essays of Jewish Music and Prayer" (2005).
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