Category Archives: ketubot

Fun with ketubot – 1830s Modena, part 3/5

October 27, 2010 – 11:48

The ketubah text itself is a pretty standard text, with a few interesting features (click image to see bigger version; text reproduced in full below). The date of the wedding was 7 Marhesvan 5592, or Friday October 14th, 1831. It was in Modena (which they would have pronounced Modona, hence the spelling מודונא ) – […]

By jen | Also posted in calligraphy | Comments Off on Fun with ketubot – 1830s Modena, part 3/5

Fun with ketubot – 1830s Modena, part 2/5

October 26, 2010 – 11:47

This design uses different sizes of letters to make a lovely rich lacy border. What are the texts it’s using? The first text around the outside is Isaiah 61:10-62:1. שוש אשיש בייﭏ תגל נפשי בﭏדי כי הלבשני בגדי ישע מעיל צדקה יעטני כחתן יכהן פאר וככלה תעדה כליה כי כארץ תוציא צמחה וכגנה זרועיה תצמיח […]

By jen | Also posted in calligraphy | Comments (1)

Fun with ketubot – 1830s Modena, part 1/5

October 25, 2010 – 11:15

“Can you copy this ketubah?” my client asked me. Since this is a Historical Ketubah, there aren’t copyright issues, as there would be if someone wanted me to copy a contemporary design. So I’m happy to copy it; it’s lovely! “Copy” can mean several different things, though. It might mean “make us a border that […]

By jen | Also posted in calligraphy | Comments Off on Fun with ketubot – 1830s Modena, part 1/5