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Initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) with penwork & border with birds
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BL Add MS 15283, 'Duke of Sussex's Portuguese Pentateuch'; 1475-1499 CE; Portugal (Lisbon); f.2r @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) as a new cycle of readings begins again.
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BL Or 2696; 14th c; Germany, S; f.3r @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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Initial-word panel with dragons at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) which begins the new cycle of Torah readings.
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Bodleian Library MS. Kennicott 3; Torah with Onkelos; 1299 CE; f.1v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) tells of the creation of the world, and of Adam and Eve, as depicted here with the serpent in the initial-word panel.
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BL Harley 7621; 1450 CE-1474 CE; Italy, N. E; f.1r @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) in the 'Coburg Pentateuch': #ParashahPictures
BL Add 19776; the 'Coburg Pentateuch'; Germany, Central (Coburg); 1390-1396 CE; f.1v @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) with medallions representing days of creation
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BL Harley MS 5710; 13th century; Italy; f.1r @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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Initial-word panel of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) with penwork and foliate decoration
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BL Oriental 2626; the 'Lisbon Bible' with masorah magna & parva; 1483 CE; Portugal, Central (Lisbon); f.23v @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית)
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BL Add MS 15251; Duke of Sussex's Italian Bible'; 1448-1498 CE; Italy NE (Ferrara); f.13r @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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The Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) begins the new cycle of readings with gold and penwork.
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Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.9v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 5, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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The initial-word of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) is surrounded by playful dragons, and a lion.
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BL Add 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; France, N; f.5v @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית), with a micrography creature climbing up the margin
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BnF Hébreu 36; Bible. A.T. (hébreu); 1300 CE; Poligny (France); f.1v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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A new cycle of Torah readings begins with Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) which opens with this initial-word panel inhabited by an eagle, a deer, a lion and four dragons.
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BL Add 15282; the 'Duke of Sussex's German Pentateuch'; Germany; 14th century; f.1v @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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The concluding Torah portion V'Zot HaBerachah (וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה) opens with the words:

"And this is the blessing wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death."

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BL Or 2696; 14th c; Germany, S; f.419r @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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In the concluding Torah portion, V'Zot HaBerachah (וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה), Moses climbs Mount Nebo & is shown the Promised Land by God. Moses then died & was buried by God in a place no one knew.
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BL Add MS 15423; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Italy; f.142v @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 4, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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A peacock marks the initial-word of Torah portion V'Zot HaBerachah (וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה) which concludes the cycle of readings before it begins again.
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BL Add 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; France,N; f.112v @blmedieval.bsky.social
October 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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This face which gazes out at us marks the beginning of Torah portion V'Zot HaBerachah (וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה). So ends the Torah portion cycle for another year.
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BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.119r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
October 4, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion V'Zot HaBerachah (וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה) with a golden crowned figure. So ends the Torah portion cycle for another year.
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Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.119r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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The beginning of Torah portion Ha'azinu (הַאֲזִינוּ) is indicated by this marker and an upper and lower margin design.
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Bodleian Library MS. Kennicott 2; Hebrew Bible; 1306 CE; Soria (Spain); f.115v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
September 15, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Hybrids around the initial-word of Torah Portion Ha'azinu (הַאֲזִינוּ)
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BL Add 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; France, N; f.111v @blmedieval.bsky.social
September 15, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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A penwork and foliate design marks the beginning of Torah Portion Ha'azinu (הַאֲזִינוּ) which contains the farewell song of Moses.
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BL Oriental 2626; the 'Lisbon Bible'; 1483 CE; Portugal, Central (Lisbon); f.176v @blmedieval.bsky.social
September 15, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Torah portion Ha'azinu contains the farewell song of Moses & concludes with his climbing Mount Nebo to gaze at the Promised land which he will not enter.
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Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.117v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
September 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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A pointing figure and hare mark the beginning of Torah Portion Ha'azinu (הַאֲזִינוּ) which contains the farewell song of Moses.
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BL Add MS 15423; Pentateuch; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Italy (Florence); f.140v @blmedieval.bsky.social
September 15, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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Decorated initial-word at the beginning of Torah portion Nitzavim (נִצָּבִים)
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BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Italy (Florence); f.138v @blmedieval.bsky.social
August 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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In Torah portion Vayelech (וַיֵּלֶךְ):

"Moses wrote this Torah, and gave it to the priests, the descendants of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant"
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BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Italy (Florence); f.139v @blmedieval.bsky.social
August 30, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Duck or rabbit creature in the initial-word panel which marks the beginning of Torah portion Vayelech (וַיֵּלֶךְ). #ParashahPictures
BL Or 2696; Torah, Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with masorah & Rashi's commentary; 14th c; Germany, S; f.411r @blmedieval.bsky.social
August 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM