The Rothschild Miscellany. An elaborate facsimile produced by The Israel Museum and Facsimile Editions, Jerusalem-London, 1989. Copy no. 28, of a limited edition of 500 copies (altogether 550 copies were printed, including 50 AP – Ad Personam copies, which are identical to the regular copies).
The Rothschild Miscellany, commissioned by Moshe ben Yekutiel HaKohen in 1479, is considered the most lavish of all Hebrew manuscripts. The Miscellany comprises more than 37 religious and secular works, including: Psalms, Proverbs, Iyov, a yearly prayer book with the Passover Haggadah, and philosophical, moralistic and scientific treatises. With vignettes illustrating the text, and ornate gold-leaf initial-word panels.
Elaborate leather bound facsimile, with accompanying commentary volume (in English), each placed in a case.
Facsimile: [473] leaves. Commentary volume: 256 pages. Volumes: 21 cm. Cases: 24 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes to bindings and cases.
Enclosed:
1. Facsimile page from the Rothscild Mahzor – opening of the Song of Songs. Copy no. 143 of 300.
2. Facsimile of Rothscild Manuscript No. 24, written in Italy ca. 1485, and presented to the Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem. Introduction by Karl Katz. Jerusalem-Hadera, 1959. Hebrew and English.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, FAC.29.
