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Remnant of a Manuscript on Parchment - Shirat HaYam. Germany-France, C. 13th-14th Century - Manuscript on parchment - passage from Sefer Shemot containing part of Shirat HaYam. Typical Ashkenazic script. [Germany/France C. 13th/14th century.] The text is arranged in the tile-on-brick style, per the tradition from our Sages. There is a certain similarity between the manuscript here and a known manuscript in the Bodleian Library written in Christa Arnout, southeastern France, in 1296. [1] parchment leaf. Maximum size - approximately 22x18.5 cm. Removed from a binding. Poor-moderate condition. Worming blemishes and aging stains. Faded ink.