Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

The Jerusalem Haggadah - Verona, 1997 - Impressive Bibliophile Haggadah

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
The Jerusalem Haggadah. Illustrations: Yael Hershberg, calligraphy: Yitzchak (Izzy) Pludwinski. "Aryeh Editions". Verona (Italy), 1997. Copy 99/500.
Passover Haggadah, written by the calligrapher Yitzchak (Izzy) Pludwinski and illustrated by Yael Hershberg. Impressive colorful illustrations, combined with gold, portraying architectural details of Jerusalem neighborhoods and botanical ornaments.
Copy no. 99 of a 500-copy edition, signed by the artist Yael Hershberg (a total of 550 signed and numbered copies were printed).
Including the commentary volume: The Jerusalem Haggadah, Gateway to the Haggadah, with photographs taken by Oded Antman and explanations of the source of each of the illustrations in the haggadah, by Prof. Mark Michael Epstein.
The volume of the haggadah: [35] leaves. Commentary volume: 76 pages, [62] pages. 39 cm. Good condition. The haggadah has a leather binding. Both volumes are housed in a matching case. Minor damages to bindings and to case.
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