The Rylands Haggadah__A Medieval Sephardi Masterpiece in Facsimile__An Illuminated Passover Compendium from Mid-14th-Century Catalonia in the Collections of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester with a Commentary and a Cycle of Poems by Loewe, Raphael - 1988

Norton*(ww Norton Co, 1988. Hardcover. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Norton*(ww Norton Co, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Thames and Hudson, London, first edition, 1988. Cloth, gilt cover-titles in English and Hebrew, folio,. 76, [114] pp, the facsimile in full colour and gold. From the blurb: "No category of Hebrew manuscript is more lavishly decorated than the Haggadoth commissioned by wealthy patrons in the Middle Ages; and The Rylands Haggadah - its pages alive with miniatures and grotesques, a picture cycle tracing the Exodus, and fine specimens of micrographic decoration - is one of the finest known among the rare 14th-century survivals. This facsimile edition of The Rylands Haggadah, accompanied by a complete translation, makes available once again - and to a vastly wider public -a work of art that was intended by its creators to be enjoyed and employed at Passover ceremonies.. A product of the Sephardi, or southern, school of artists and scribes, and of Catalonian origin, the Rylands manuscript is unusual in that it contains, in addition to the text of the Passover-eve ceremony itself, more than eighty… Read More

Thames and Hudson. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0500235198 . 4to 11" - 13" tall; 76 pages .

Norton*(ww Norton Co, 1988. Book. FIirst Edition. a fine first in dj.

Thames & Hudson, 1988 4to (33 cm), 76 pp, 57 ff of facsimile. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. The Illuminated Passover Compendium from mid-14th century Catalonia, housed within the collections of The John Rylands University Library of Manchester, stands as a remarkable testament to medieval Jewish culture. Accompanied by a commentary and a cycle of poems, this compendium offers a vivid glimpse into the religious and cultural practices of the time, providing valuable insights into the significance of the Passover tradition within the Catalan Jewish community of the period.