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. The scribe who copied the manuscript was Simhah ben Yehuda Ha-Sofer and it was illustrated by Shemiah Ha-Zarfati. The first volume was completed likely in

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. The second volume was produced at a later time, probably in

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, where the two volumes were used by the local Jewish community.

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Machzor Worms
in the catalog of the

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, including a full scan. 13th-century illuminated manuscripts Jewish prayer books Machzorim Yiddish-language literature Yiddish culture in Germany Jews and Judaism in Worms, Germany {{The Jewish community of Worms