CAPTURING THE MOMENT: Centuries of the Passover Haggadah
The Old and the New
In the Darmstadt Haggadah the women are holding books and appear to be engaged in discussion. Also note the resemblance of the Seder meal depicted at the bottom of the page to familiar images of the Christian Last Supper.
Die Darmstädter Pessach Haggadah / The Passover Haggadah of Darmstadt
Scribe: Israel son of Meir of Heidelberg
Germany, c. 1430
Manuscript held at the Hesse State and University Library, Darmstadt
Facsimile, Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1927-1928
In this Haggadah illustrated by Ben Shahn, the artist uses a traditional design of a panel surrounding the text, like that of the above fifteenth-century Haggadah.
Hagadah shel Pesah / Haggadah for Passover
Calligraphy and illustrations by Ben Shahn
Paris: Defʼus Ṭrianon, 1966
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