Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

The Bird's Head Haggadah – Facsimile – Published by Tarshish

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The Bird's Head Haggadah of the Bezalel National Art Museum in Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Tarshish, 1965.
Elegant facsimile of The Bird's Head Haggadah, an illustrated 13th century manuscript. Supplemented with an introductory volume edited by Dr. Moshe Spitzer (published by Tarshish, 1967). Numbered copy (no. 153 of 600 copies).
Facsimile volume: [48] leaves. Introductory volume: 159 pages. 28 cm. Good condition. Minor damage to binding and to cardboard slipcases.
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