A page of the Mahzor Vitry, the prayer book compiled in northern France by Simhah ben Samuel of Vitry, a pupil of Rashi, in a copy written by the scribe Elazar ben Shemuel in 1204: a liturgical poem in large display letters, with hunting scenes drawn below. The Mahzor Vitry is among the earliest French and German prayer books, the tradition in which the Mourner's Kaddish took its place. New York, Jewish Theological Seminary, MS 8092.Elazar ben Shemuel, scribe, 1204 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
