Illuminated Page from Thirteenth-Century German Manuscript of Rashi Commentary on Torah
Abraham welcomes the angels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael in an illustration accompanying Rashi’s commentary on Genesis 18. The manuscript was produced in Würzburg in 1232–33 and is one of the earliest surviving illustrated Hebrew manuscripts from medieval Germany.
Rashi’s Commentary on the Bible, vol. 1, fol. 13v, Würzburg, 1232–33. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Cod. hebr. 5/I.
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