Boy was this good. It traces the story of a rare illuminated Haggadah found in Sarajevo through its modern conservation and its past. A butterfly's wing, metal clasps, wine mixed with blood, sea salt, and cat hairs found in the manuscript are eventually linked to the stories of one of Tito's partisans, an STD doctor in fin de siecle Vienna, a censor for the Inquisition, the Jews expelled from Spain, the reconquista, and the artist and scribe who created the document. Each of the modern and historical episodes also tie into uprisings of European anti-Semitism. Highly recommended.