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The Washington Haggadah
Joel Ben Simeon
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Description for The Washington Haggadah
Hardback. After the Bible, the Passover haggadah is the most widely read classic Jewish text. Few editions are as exquisite as the Washington Haggadah in the Library of Congress. A stunning facsimile edition, meticulously reproduced in full color, brings this illuminated fifteenth-century manuscript to life for a new generation of readers. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38-page color facsimile, 11 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJC; HRJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 800.
After the Bible, the Passover haggadah is the most widely read classic text in the Jewish tradition. More than four thousand editions have been published since the late fifteenth century, but few are as exquisite as the Washington Haggadah, which resides in the Library of Congress. Now, a stunning facsimile edition meticulously reproduced in full color brings this beautiful illuminated manuscript to a new generation.
Joel ben Simeon, the creator of this unusually well-preserved codex, was among the most gifted and prolific scribe-artists in the history of the Jewish book. David Stern’s introduction reconstructs his professional biography and situates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674051171
SKU
V9780674051171
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About Joel Ben Simeon
David Stern is Harry Starr Professor of Classical and Modern Jewish and Hebrew Literature at Harvard University. Katrin Kogman-Appel is Evelyn Metz Memorial Research Chair in Art, Department of the Arts, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Reviews for The Washington Haggadah
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press has published an absolutely gorgeous volume, complete with a facsimile edition (in full color!) of The Washington Haggadah...Anyone who comes to the seder with The Washington Haggadah will easily win "most beautiful haggadah of the seder" award, and it'll make an absolutely delightful bar/bat mitzvah present.
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