The Kennicott Bible. Elaborate facsimile published by Facsimile Editions. Including commentary volume. London, [1985]. Copy 99/500 (altogether 550 copies were printed, including 50 AP – Ad Personam copies, which are identical to the regular copies).
A facsimile of the Kennicott Bible, illuminated Spanish manuscript from 1476. The manuscript is named after Benjamin Kennicot (1718-1783), an English clergyman and Hebraist, who acquired the manuscript for the Radcliffe Library in England. The manuscript was commissioned by Don Solomon de Braga, about twenty years before the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492. It was designed and scribed by Moses ibn Zabara and illuminated by Yosef ibn Haim, in a fashion inspired by Islamic art. The manuscript contains the complete Bible, with the Radak commentary and Sefer HaMichlol.
An exceptionally beautiful facsimile, published after five and a half years of preparation. Printed on paper of excellent quality, specially created to reproduce the appearance of the parchment upon which the original manuscript was scribed. The gilding was done by hand, by seven artists who worked continuously for four months. Bound in an ornamented leather binding.

Facsimile: [444] leaves. 30 cm. Gilt edges. Commentary volume: 97 pages. Good condition. Both volumes are placed in a fine box. Minor blemishes to box.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, FAC.10.