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SAFE
period
sixteenth century?
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Safe
SEFER TORAH
period
1250
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Object
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Parchment scroll, wooden shafts
The Sefer Torah (Torah scroll), used for synagogue readings, comes from the Synagogue of Biella and was discovered recently, during an inventory of the scrolls conserved by the Jewish Community of Vercelli. Radiocarbon 14 testing indicates a date of 1245-68 and therefore makes this item a rare and priceless testament to material culture and synagogue life during Middle Ages. It is worth noting a number of specific graphic characteristics, such as the use of taggin (crownlets) over certain letters and the modification of the ductus of others (such as the peh lefufah: that is “wrapped”). These and other aspects indicate the Ashkenazi origin of the scroll and make it possible to ascribe its provenance to northern France. It was probably taken from there to Piedmont on the occasion of the expulsion of the Jews ordered by Charles VI in 1394. Restored after its discovery, the sefer has been repaired and rendered suitable for liturgical use once more. It can be said to be the oldest synagogue scroll in the world today that is still owned by a Jewish community and can be used for ritual purposes.
L’Idea Sionnista
period
1908
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Object
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Print on paper
Trunk Belonging to Red Cross Nurse Matilde Levi Viterbo
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World War I
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Object
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Wood with steel inserts
Edict of the Cardinal Vicar of Rome
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10 October 1702
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Object
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