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decorated with floral designs and figures. To the right is a female 

 figure holding a crown and an olive branch; to the left is that of Jus- 

 tice with scales and sword; while below an old man points the young 

 wanderer on the pathway of hfe heavenward. Measurements, 32% 

 by 21% inches. (Cat. No. 154630, U.S.N.M.) 



58. Marriage contract. — Manuscript, written on parchment and 

 illuminated. Dated Rome, 5597 A. M. (1837 A. D.). The contract- 

 ing parties are Aaron Marcus and Quuitiliana of Capua. The wit- 

 nesses are Joshua Gerson Ashkenazi and Raphael Johannan Ephi-aim 

 Casnulu. The margin is ornamented with floral designs and figures. 

 Above is the representation of a young couple bound together by a 

 ribbon wound around their necks, from which a heart is suspended. 

 At the bottom is the figure of the high priest in full robes, probable 

 suggested by the name of the bridegroom, Aaron. Measurements, 

 34 by 20K mches. (Cat. No. 154631, U.S.N.M.) 



59. Marriage contract. — Manuscript, written on parchment and 

 illuminated. Dated Rome, 5512 A. M., (1751 A. D.). The con- 

 tracting parties are Macliah de Castro and Rebekah Tarmi. The 

 witnesses are Mahalalel Modiiitani and Hezekiah Amrin. The mar- 

 gin is decorated with floral designs and Biblical passages referring to 

 marriage and married life. Measurements, 33)2 by 20% inches. Cat. 

 No. 154632, U.S.N.M.) 



60. Document of hetrotlial (tena'im) and marriage contract (Jcethii- 

 &a7i).— Manuscript, written on parchment and illuminated. Dated 

 Livorno, (Leghorn, Italy); 5479 A. M. (1719 A. D.). The con- 

 tracting parties are David, son of Abraham Rodriguez Miranda, and 

 Dona Esther, daughter of Moses Franco. The decoration is in form 

 of a fagade of a Greek temple, the columns upholding the coats of 

 arms of the bridegroom and bride, which are flanked on either side 

 by angelic figures blowing trumpets. The documents — the Icethuhah 

 to the right and the tena'im to the left — are framed by a curtain which 

 is raised by two Cupids on either side. On the bases of the columns 

 are inscribed, in allusion to the names of the bridgroom and bride, the 

 passage: "And David behaved hunself wisely in all his ways, and the 

 Lord was with him" (I Samuel xviii, 14), and, "And Esther obtained 

 favor in the sight of all of them that looked upon her" (Esther ii, 15). 

 Measurements, 37 by 24 inches. (Cat^ No. 216162, U.S.N.M.) 

 Bequest of S. S. Rowland. 



61. Marriage contract. — Manuscript written on parchment. The 

 contracting parties are Yomtob, son of Nathan, and Yutle, daughter 

 of Naphtali. Dated Baltimore 5600 A. M.— 1840 A. D. Baltimore, 

 Md. (Cat. No. 326826, U.S.N.M.) Gift of Miss L. Lieberman. 



62. Marriage contract. — Manuscript written on parchment. The 

 contracting parties are David, son of Moses, and Bele, daughter of 

 Hu-sh. Dated Baltimore, 5600 A. M.— 1840 A. D. Baltimore) Md. 

 (Cat. No. 326827, U.S.N.M.) Gift of Miss L. Lieberman. 



