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  The Sarajevo Haggadah [FACSIMILE] [HEBREW with English preface]  
   

 
Author Roth, Cecil [Bezalel] [Intr.]
Place of Publication New York / Beograd
Publication Name Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. / "Jugoslavia" Publishing
Year ND
Language(s) Hebrew English
Description
RARE FACSIMILE EDITION of Sarajevo Haggadah, a 14th-century illuminated manuscript which is considered by many to be the single most beautiful and elaborate manuscript of the Sephardic tradition, and one of the most prized articles of Jewish art in general. This facsimile edition of the manuscript contains numerous illustrations and decorations for which it is famous. Contains an English introduction by an eminent British Jewish historian Sir Cecil Roth (1899-1970). 230x170mm. 152 facsimile pages. 45 introduction text pages. Marble white Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket laid in plain marbled white slipcase. Gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Slipcase yellowing and rubbed. Slipcase spine edges cracked. Slipcase edges worn. Jacket front upper corner tattered. Jacket spine upper edge slightly missing. Spine edges stained. Previous owner`s stamp on front whitepage. [SUMMARY]: This rare facsimile edition of the celebrated Sarajevo Haggadah, with English appendix by an eminent Judaica scholar, is otherwise in very good condition.
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Catalog Index Number E 39 004

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