Las páginas tapiz hebreas a partir de sus textos

Abstract

This essay examines the texts displayed in the form of micrography that are found in the carpet pages of two early Hebrew biblical codices, i.e. the Cairo Codex of the Prophets and the Leningrad Codex (B19a), in order to analyse their possible relevance with regard to evaluating and understanding the function of the Hebrew carpet pages. A reading of all those texts reveals a comprehensible content, which has not lost its functionality as a message transmitter. The reading also reveals that the kind of text most often used is that of the Masora. From these results, it is possible to conclude that the purpose of the carpet pages is both decorative and textual. The carpet pages play the same role as the manuscript margins: to hold the extratextual material concerning the sacred text.