THE LISBON BIBLE: 1482. British Library Or. 2626.
by Introduction by Gabrielle Sad-Rajna
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Tel Aviv: Nahar-Miskal in association with the British Library, 1988. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Very good, quite clean and unworn.. Large quarto, full brown leather tooled in blind and gilt, (22), 18 pp., 184 facsimile leaves (i.e., 368 pp) reproduced in full color.
"On of the finest illuminated Medieval Hebrew manuscripts ever produced. The Lisbon Bible was copies and decorated by Samuel Ibn Mussa (The Scribe) for Joseph al-Hakim of Lisbon in 1482. Pentateuch, 368 pages, vocalised script illuminated in a rich array of colours and burnished gold." From publisher's prospectus (laid in).
"On of the finest illuminated Medieval Hebrew manuscripts ever produced. The Lisbon Bible was copies and decorated by Samuel Ibn Mussa (The Scribe) for Joseph al-Hakim of Lisbon in 1482. Pentateuch, 368 pages, vocalised script illuminated in a rich array of colours and burnished gold." From publisher's prospectus (laid in).
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- Title
- THE LISBON BIBLE: 1482. British Library Or. 2626.
- Author
- Introduction by Gabrielle Sad-Rajna
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, quite clean and unworn.
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- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile edition
- Publisher
- Nahar-Miskal in association with the British Library
- Place of Publication
- Tel Aviv
- Date Published
- 1988
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