ABSTRACT

With neither a colophon nor documentation of its commission, the so-called Barcelona Haggadah (British Library, Ms. Add. 14761) is often dated around the year 1340 on the basis of its artistic style. However, the manuscript includes the name of one individual who was alive at the time of its production: the poet Abraham b. Isaac ha-Levi. This article begins with his poem before reconstructing aspects of his biography and oeuvre to prove that the Haggadah could not have been made before 1360; more likely, it was created between 1370 and 1393 in Girona. The manuscript’s textual, iconographical, and codicological particularities suggest that the manuscript was commissioned by Abraham b. Isaac ha-Levi, leader of Girona’s Jewish community.

摘要

所谓的《巴塞罗那哈加达》（Barcelona Haggadah，大英图书馆，女士地址：14761）既没有版权页，也没有委托文件，根据其艺术风格，其年代通常可追溯到 1340 年左右。然而，手稿中包含了一个在制作时还活着的人的名字：诗人亚伯拉罕 b. 艾萨克·哈·利维。本文从他的诗开始，然后重建他的传记和作品的各个方面，以证明《哈加达》不可能在 1360 年之前完成；更有可能的是，它于 1370 年至 1393 年间在赫罗纳 (Girona) 创建。该手稿的文字、图像和法典学的特殊性表明该手稿是由亚伯拉罕 b. 委托制作的。艾萨克·哈·利维 (Isaac ha-Levi)，赫罗纳犹太社区领袖。