. The Canadian journal of science, literature and history. 160 LEAVES THEY HAVE TOUCHED. boldly written, without points, on five sheets of asses' skin, beauti- fully prepared, so as to present a white enamelled surface. Its length is 9^ feet, and its breadth 1\^ inches. Its matter is arranged, not exactly in columns, but, in eighteen large pages or "doors" as they were called from their shape. One end of the MS. is lined with green silk and provided with ribbons of the same colour, but the central wooden cylinder, with the projecting umbilicus or boss at either end, is wanting. It is
. The Canadian journal of science, literature and history. 160 LEAVES THEY HAVE TOUCHED. boldly written, without points, on five sheets of asses' skin, beauti- fully prepared, so as to present a white enamelled surface. Its length is 9^ feet, and its breadth 1\^ inches. Its matter is arranged, not exactly in columns, but, in eighteen large pages or "doors" as they were called from their shape. One end of the MS. is lined with green silk and provided with ribbons of the same colour, but the central wooden cylinder, with the projecting umbilicus or boss at either end, is wanting. It is a document of some antiquity, and has doubtless been unrolled by the hands of eminent rabbis, and often read by them in synagogues on the Continent of Europe, in the ears of attentive assemblages of old and young. It may be added that the Book of Esther is sometimes called the Megillah or Roll par excellence. It was sometimes prepared in this separate form, for special use at the Feast of Purim, when it is annually read Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Toronto : Canadian Institute, 1868-1878
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