In this class we look at the earliest illuminated haggadah, known as The Birds’ Head Haggadah, because many of the people in the illustrations appear to have birds’ heads.
- We will address a number of issues, including
- Why do most of the people in the Haggadah not have human heads?
- Why do they have birds’ heads?
- Why do some of them wear funny hats?
- What is the historical context of this Haggadah?