Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
A Jewish Iconography – Luxurious Copy
Opening: $200
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
RUBENS, Alfred. A Jewish Iconography. London: The Jewish Museum, 1954.
Extensive, richly illustrated lexicon of important Jewish artists, traditions and works, with bibliographical records of ceremonial prints, costume plates and engraved portraits from the author's collection, representing five centuries of Jewish social history. 75 illustrations in collotype. . Alfred Rubens (1903-1998),renowned curator, collector and historian of Jewish art, served as director of the London Jewish Museum between 1958 and 1983. Limited edition of 500 copies.
xvi, 160 pp, [31] plates. 26 cm. Half vellum cloth binding, TEG. Near Fine Minus condition. Very slight damage to the spine. Some of the sheets uncut.
Extensive, richly illustrated lexicon of important Jewish artists, traditions and works, with bibliographical records of ceremonial prints, costume plates and engraved portraits from the author's collection, representing five centuries of Jewish social history. 75 illustrations in collotype. . Alfred Rubens (1903-1998),renowned curator, collector and historian of Jewish art, served as director of the London Jewish Museum between 1958 and 1983. Limited edition of 500 copies.
xvi, 160 pp, [31] plates. 26 cm. Half vellum cloth binding, TEG. Near Fine Minus condition. Very slight damage to the spine. Some of the sheets uncut.
Research and Bibliography
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