Haggadah and History: A Panorama in Facsimile of 5 Centuries of the Printed Haggadah from the Collections of Harvard University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America by Yerushalmi, Yosef H - 1975

Philadelphia, PA: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1975 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. Thick 4to. 494 (3) pp, preface, The Book of Remembrance and Redemption; The Written and Printed Word; Haggadah Illustration: Debuts, Milestones, and Archetypes; the Gates of Interpretation; The Many Tents of Jacob; the Many Tongues of Exile; Modern Visions and Revisions; Parodies --- Satiric, Esoteric, and Blasphemous; In the Midst of History; list of abbreviations, The 200 b&w Plates and Plate Descriptions on Facing Pages; selected bibliography, index. Facsimile Edition: Second Printing, 1975. "This book is much more than a history of the Passover Haggadah. It is also a mirror of the last five centuries in Jewish history-as reflected in the Haggadah itself. Offering a panoramic view othe the Jewish classic, from the beginning of Hebrew printing in the 15th century to the present. 200 facimile plates reproduce representative from rare printed Haggadahs in two of the world's outstanding Judaica collections, and complemented by Yerushalmi's historical introduction with detailed plate descriptions." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Tiny triangle chip to top edge spine dj with only the faintest additional wear to same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Heavy weave illustrated cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine, illustrated endpapers, and red top text block edge..