Joel ben Simeon
Joel ben Simeon, also known as Feibush Ashkenazi (died c.1492) was a 15th-century Jewish scribe and illuminator who worked in Germany and Northern Italy. He was active from c. He is best known for the manuscript today known as the Ashkenazi Haggadah.
Also recorded as Feibush Ashkenazi
Joel ben Simeon
Joel ben Simeon · Joel Ben Simeon Haggada, 15th century german manuscript · Public domain
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- 1492
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- Holy Roman Empire
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- painter · illustrator
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Joel ben Simeon, also known as Feibush Ashkenazi (died c.1492) was a 15th-century Jewish scribe and illuminator who worked in Germany and Northern Italy. He was active from c. He is best known for the manuscript today known as the Ashkenazi Haggadah.
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Simeon is among the most famous scribal artists to come from the region of Germany. Migrating to Italy, he brought his native illuminating techniques.
Joel ben Simeon resided in Cologne (where Jews were expelled in 1424) or Bonn. Around the middle of the century he moved to northern Italy, where he travelled between cities to work his trade. He died around 1492. • Illustration — First Nuremberg Haggadah, illuminated by Joel ben Simeon.
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• First New York Joel ben Simeon Haggadah • Second New York Haggadah, (JTS cat. no. 37), 1454 • Ashkenazi Haggadah • Londoner Haggadah • Washington Haggadah (LC Hebr. Ms 181), 1478 • First Nuremberg Haggadah • First Parma Haggadah • Rothschild Weill Mahzor • Murphy Haggadah • Vienna Siddur-SeMaK • London Ashkenazi Haggadah • Maraviglia Teffilah, 1469 • Piskei R. Asher ben Yehiel
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Joen ben simeon · Joen ben simeon haggada, 15th century german manuscript
Scribe and illustrator- Joel ben Simeon - First Nuremberg Haggadah - Google Art Project
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1492
Joel ben Simeon died in 1492.
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500077099, Joel ben Simeon.
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- “Joel ben Simeon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Gutmann, Joseph. Thirteen Manuscripts in Search of an Author: Joel ben Simeon, 15th-Century Scribe-Artist. Studies in Bibliography and Booklore. 9. 2/3. 76–95. 1970. 0039-3568.
- 2.Kogman-Appel, Katrin. Joel ben Simeon. Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online. 2023. 10.1163/2772-4026_EJBO_SIM_031629.
- 3.Kogman-Appel, Katrin. Intricate Interfaith Networks in the Middle Ages. Brepols. 5. 287–314. 2016-01-01. 978-2-503-54429-8.
- 4.Mann, Vivian B. Gardens and ghettos : the art of Jewish life in Italy. Berkeley : University of California Press. 1989. 978-0-520-06824-7.
- 5.The First New York Joel ben Simeon Haggadah. Center for Jewish Art.
- 6.Second New York Joel ben Simeon Haggadah. The Center for Jewish Art.
- 7.Between Words and Pictures: Medieval Illuminated Haggadot from the JTS Library. Jewish Theological Seminary.
- 8.H.N. Abrams. The Ashkenazi Haggadah: a Hebrew manuscript of the mid-15th century from the collections of the British Library. 1985. 978-0-8109-1819-1.
- 9.Landsberger, Franz. The Washington Haggadah and Its Illuminator. Hebrew Union College Annual. 21. 73–103. 1948. 0360-9049.
- 10.Joel ben Simeon. The Washington Haggadah. Library of Congress. 1478.
- 11.First Nuremberg Haggadah. Center for Jewish Art.
- 12.The First Parma Haggadah. Center for Jewish Art.
- 13.Rothschild Weill Mahzor. Center for Jewish Art.
- 14.Murphy Haggadah. Center for Jewish Art.
- 15.Vienna Siddur-SeMaK. Center for Jewish Art.
- 16.London Ashkenazi Haggadah. Center for Jewish Art.
- 17.The Maraviglia Teffilah. Center for Jewish Art.
- 18.Piskei R. Asher ben Yehiel. Center for Jewish Art.
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500077099, Joel ben Simeon.The Getty Research Institute
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