Sign and a Witness 2,000 Years of Hebrew Books and Illuminated Manuscripts

Name: Sign and a Witness 2,000 Years of Hebrew Books and Illuminated Manuscripts
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ISBN: 9780195056198

ISBN-10: 0195056191

ISBN-13: 9780195056198

Edition: 1988

Authors: Leonard Singer Gold, Leonard S. Gold

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Appearing on the occasion of The New York Public Library's exhibition of the Hebrew book from antiquity to modern times, this beautifully illustrated volume will serve both as a preparation for viewing the exhibition (October 15, 1988-January 14, 1989) and as a guide to further inquiry into the subject. Depicting the history and development of the making and distributing of Hebrew books from the Dead Sea Scrolls to modern times, this collection of essays and 100 illustrations (30 of them in color) examines, in a historical and cultural context, such topics as the decoration of Hebrew manuscripts, the origins of Hebrew printing, the Hebrew book in Christian Europe, translation into and out…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/17/1988
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.50" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.022
Language: English