no. 1630. JEWISH CHREMONIALS—ADLER AND CASANOWICZ. 133 
together by a ribbon wound around thon med ee from which a heart 
1S eepended: At the bottom is the figure of the high priest in full 
robes, probably suggested by the name of the bridegroom, Aaron. 
Measurements, 34 by 204 inches. (Cat. No. 154631, U.S.N.M.). 
138. Marrtace Contracr.—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 Modilitani and Hezekiah Amrin. The mar- 
gin is decorated with floral designs and Biblical passages referring 
to marriage and married life. Measurements, 33) by 20% inches. 
(Cat. No. 154632, U.S.N.M.). 
189. Document or Berrornan (tenaim) ann Marriace Contract 
(kethubah).—Manuscript, written on parchment and illuminated. 
Dated Livorno (Leghorn, Italy), 5479 A. M. (1719 A. D.).° The 
contracting parties are David, son of Abraham Rodriguez Miranda, 
and Donal Ksther, daughter of Moses Franco. The decoration is 
in form of a Sead 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 kethubah to the right and the tenaim to the left—are framed 
by a curtain which is masa by two Cupids on either stde. On the 
bases of the columns are inscribed, in allusion to the names of the 
bridegroom and bride, the passages: “And David behaved himself 
wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him” (I Samuel xvii, 
14), and, “And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all of them that 
looked upon her” (Esther 11, 15). Measurements, 37 by 24 inches. 
(Cat. No. 216162, U.S.N.M.) 
- Lent by Mr. 8. S. Howland. 
140. Marrrace Contrract.—Manuscript, written on parchment and 
illuminated. Dated Aquila (or Aquino (7%), Italy), 5600 A. M. 
(1840 A. D.). The contracting parties are Simeon Jedidiah, son of 
Jeushin, and Bella Leah, daughter of Ehezer Cohen. The margin is 
decorated with a representation of the city of Jerusalem, the signs of 
the Zodiac, the emblems of the twelve tribes, floral designs, and 
Biblical passages. Measurements, 27 by 19 inches. (Cat. No. 3681, 
U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
141. Marrrace Contrracr.—Written on parchment in the so-called 
Rashi or Rabbinical script with gilded initials and decorated borders. 
Height, 12 inches; width, 18 inches. Dated Haskeuy, Constanti- 
nople, the (th of Tishri (September—October), 5361. A. M. (1601 
A.D.). The contracting parties are Solomon Medinah and Mercada, 
daughter of Moses Firmon. 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
142. Marriage Contract.—Manuscript, written on parchment and 
illuminated in gold and colors, with flowers and Biblical passages. 
