Author : Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)
Publisher : London : Facsimile Editions
ISBN 13 : 9780948223037
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (23 download)
Book Synopsis The Rothschild Miscellany by : Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)
Download or read book The Rothschild Miscellany written by Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem) and published by London : Facsimile Editions. This book was released on 1989 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most lavish of all Hebrew manuscripts. 948 pages containing 70 religious and secular works including the Passover Haggadah and Siddur. 816 illuminated pages and miniatures illustrate in exquisite detail almost every custom of Jewish life. Executed in northern Italy in 1479. A strictly limited facsimile edition of 550 numbered copies. The Rothschild Miscellany consists of more than 37 religious and secular works. Among the religious books are Psalms, Proverbs and Job and a yearly prayer book including the Passover Haggadah. All have textual illustrations for each festival and prayers for special occasions. The secular books include philosophical, moralistic and scientific treatises. The text throughout the manuscript is accompanied by marginal notes and commentaries of the sages. This large collection of miscellaneous yet connected texts became the framework for an unprecedented programme of illumination. It contains a wealth of material illustrating almost every custom of daily life in a Jewish Renaissance household. Of 948 pages, 816 are decorated in minute detail in vibrant colours, gold and silver. No other Hebrew manuscript equals the richness and scope of the illumination of this Miscellany.