Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
The Rothschild Miscellany - Elaborate Facsimile of a 15th Century Manuscript
Opening: $800
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The Rothschild Miscellany. An elaborate facsimile produced by The Israel Museum and Facsimiles Editions, Jerusalem-London, 1989.
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, Job, a yearly prayer book with the Passover Haggadah, and hilosophical, moralistic and scientific treatises. With vignettes illustrating the text, and ornate gold-leaf initial-word panels.
Copy no. 279, of a limited edition of 500 copies.
Elaborate facsimile, with leather binding, slipcased. Facsimile: 21 cm. Slipcase: 24 cm. Good condition. Minor damage to binding.
Without commentary volume.
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, Job, a yearly prayer book with the Passover Haggadah, and hilosophical, moralistic and scientific treatises. With vignettes illustrating the text, and ornate gold-leaf initial-word panels.
Copy no. 279, of a limited edition of 500 copies.
Elaborate facsimile, with leather binding, slipcased. Facsimile: 21 cm. Slipcase: 24 cm. Good condition. Minor damage to binding.
Without commentary volume.
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