Crowning Glory: Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York

Chicago: David R. Godine, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. xvi + 400 pp., and with plentiful color photos and black-and-white photos throughout. A catalogue of Torah scroll ornaments illustrated with over 800 duotone and 33 full-color plates. The Table of Contents shows chapters devoted to Hallmarks, Pastiches and Dubious Objects, Index of Places of Origin, Index of Makers, Index of Person and Place Names in Inscriptions, and then a full Bibliography. Expertly edited by Vivian B. Mann, and with an article also by Vivian B. Mann entitled, "Torah Ornaments before 1600." Acknowledgments by Joan Rosenbaum. A fine book produced jointly between The Jewish Museum New York under the auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, in association with David R. Godine Publisher, Chicago. Massively heavy, oversized volume. From the personal library of Mr. Richard L. Press, formerly of Richard L. Press Fine Art Books of Sacramento, California, a man known fully to have had exquisite taste in art books, to have bought from the best, and to have curated his collection with mostly only stellar condition volumes.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.