From the Ends of the Earth. Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress
From the Ends of the Earth. Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1991
- Place of printing
- New York - Washington D. C. (printed in Japan)
- Author
- Karp Abraham J.
- Publishers
- Rizzoli - Library of Congress
- Keyword
- Ebraica, Arte
- Dust jacket
- False
- State of preservation
- As New
- Languages
- English
- Inscribed
- False
- Print on demand
- False
- Condition
- Used
- First edition
- True
Description
In-4°, pp. XXIV, 376, tela editoriale con sovraccoperta figurata a colori. Interamente illustrato con oltre 300 tavole a colori e in b.n. n.t. e f.t. Stato di nuovo. Prima edizione. Dettagliata illustrazione dei tesori di arte e cultura ebraica conservati presso la Library of Congress di Washington. 'The finest examples of illuminated Haggadot, Megillah, and Torah scrolls, illustrated books, marriage contracts (ketuboth), micrographic art, maps and navigational tables (including the ones used by Christopher Columbus), correspondence between the first American presidents ans early Jewish congregations, and the music of Irving Berlin and the Gershwins are presented and examinated in their historical contexTS' (dal risvolto di sovraccoperta).
