Micrography, the scribal practice of employing minuscule script to create abstract shapes or figurative designs, is an art form that has been used by Jews for over a millennium. This intricate decorative technique was first practiced in Egypt and the Land of Israel in the tenth century.
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Even after the decline of manuscript production in the sixteenth century, micrography continued to be used to decorateketubbot (marriage contracts) and wall hangings.
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