The Golden Haggadah is an illuminated Hebrew manuscript made in Catalonia around 1320 to 1330, containing the text recited at the Jewish Passover seder alongside decorated liturgical text and poems. It carries fourteen full-page miniatures set against burnished gold backgrounds, painted in a High Gothic style with Italian influence, and is one of the earliest surviving illustrated Haggadot from Spain to include a complete pictorial sequence covering the books of Genesis and Exodus. Held today by the British Library in London, it is regarded as one of the most distinguished illuminated manuscripts produced in medieval Spain.
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Year CreatedCirca 1320 to 1330, per the British Library's dating; 1325 stored as the midpoint of the attested range. LocationBritish Library, London 1 Primary Material Classification
GenreManuscript Illumination 1 Medium
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Illuminated Passover manuscript.
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The Golden Haggadah measures 24.7×19.5 cm, is made of vellum, and consists of 101 leaves.
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It contains many lavish illustrations in the High Gothic style with Italianate influence, and is perhaps one of the most distinguished illustrated manuscripts created in Spain.
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