{"id":21934,"date":"2018-03-20T13:37:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T11:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=21934"},"modified":"2021-03-21T09:23:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T07:23:33","slug":"prague_haggadah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/prague_haggadah\/","title":{"rendered":"The Illustrated Prague Haggadah from 1556"},"content":{"rendered":"

Passover is here and the National Library of Israel has the honor and pleasure of presenting a rare item from the recently acquired Valmadonna Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Prague Haggadah, 1556, the Valmadonna Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This Haggadah was published in 1556, and only two copies have survived the ravages of time and history. The only other copy can be found in the British Library in London.<\/p>\n

The Valmadonna Collection holds thousands of items and books published and printed from the 15th century onwards. The Prague Haggadah is but one example of the riches found within.<\/p>\n

The Haggadah has been scanned, digitized and\u00a0uploaded in its entirety<\/a> to the National Library of Israel website. Visitors and users around the globe will be able to view one of the oldest and most beautiful Haggadot in the world.<\/p>\n

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The Prague Haggadah, 1556, the Valmadonna Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Yoel Finkelman, the Judaica Collection Curator of the National Library, says the Prague Haggadah is significant not only due to its rarity and age, but also because the Haggadot of Prague feature wood-cut illustrations and large, elaborate fonts. These elements have become standard in thousands of different versions of Haggadot all over the Jewish world.<\/p>\n

View the full Haggadah here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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