• Detail of a miniature of Joseph ordering the arrest of Simeon., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of Joseph ordering the arrest of Simeon. The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable.Erased text (e. g., ff.

• Detail of a miniature of Pharaoh's daughter presenting Moses to Pharaoh. This scene is based on a midrashic story (e.g., Lev. Rabbah 1:3)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of Moses' sister, Miriam seated on a hilltop watching the baby Moses, Pharaoh's daughter finding Moses (Ex. 2:4-6)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of Moses saving the daughters of Midian (Ex. 2:17)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of Moses saving the daughters of Midian (Ex. 2:17). The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable.Erased text (e.

• Detail of a miniature of an Egyptian smiting an Israelite, Moses slaughtering the Egyptian (Ex. 2:11-12)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of the building of the two cities., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the building of the two cities. The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable.Erased text (e. g., ff.

• Detail of a miniature of the increased labour of the Israelites., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the increased labour of the Israelites. The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable.Erased text (e. g., ff.

• Detail of a miniature of the first plague of blood., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the first plague of blood. The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable.Erased text (e. g., ff. 81,

• Detail of a miniature of Aaron's rod turning to a snake and swallowing the magicians's rod (Ex. 7:12)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of the seventh plague: hail, and Moses begging God to stop the plague of hail (Ex. 9:33)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the seventh plague: hail, and Moses begging God to stop the plague of hail (Ex. 9:33). The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair

• Detail of a miniature of the sixth plague: boils., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of the ninth plague: darkness, and the Israelites despoiling the Egyptians (Ex. 12:35-36)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of the eighth plague: locusts., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of the Dance of Miriam (Ex. 15:20)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the Dance of Miriam (Ex. 15:20). The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable.Erased text (e. g., ff.

• Detail of a miniature of the master of the house distributing the ~matzot~ (unleavened bread) and the ~haroset~ (sweetmeat)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the master of the house distributing the ~matzot~ (unleavened bread) and the ~haroset~ (sweetmeat). The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and

• Detail of a miniature of the cleaning of the house., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the cleaning of the house. The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable.Erased text (e. g., ff. 81,

• Detail of a miniature of the slaughtering of the Passover lambs and cleansing dishes (~hagalat kelim~)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the slaughtering of the Passover lambs and cleansing dishes (~hagalat kelim~). The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are

• Text page., De viris illustribus; Retractationes, a list of letters of Augustine, Epistulae ad Quodvulteum; De viris illustribus; De institutionibus divinarum litterarum; In libros veteris et novi testamenti prooemia, extracts from De ecclesiasticis officis, De ortu et orbitu patrum, De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Allegoriae

'De viris illustribus' of Jerome, preceded by the prefatoty letter to Dexter (ff. 1-18), 'Retractationes' of Augustine (ff. 18-52v), a list of letters of Augustine (ff. 52v-56), Epistulae ad Quodvultdeum of Augustine (ff. 56-71), 'De viris illustribus' of Gennadius (ff.

• Detail of a miniature of the shield of faith., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

Detail of a miniature of the shield of faith. f. 192 is a parchment leaf with a 18th-century ? inscription. Contents:Honorius Augustodunensis, Elucidarium (ff. 2-18v);Bestiary (ff. 36-71v);De confessione (f. 26);Alain de Lille, Liber Penitentialis (ff. 19-26v);Bernard of Clairvaux, various sermons

• Text page with mirror writing., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Abrantes: attached to the cover at the end is an extract from a sale-catalogue, which states that the manuscript was formerly in his possession (f. 35). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,