Bezalel Narkiss - Hebrew illuminated manuscripts   First Printing 1969

Bezalel Narkiss - Hebrew illuminated manuscripts   First Printing 1969
175 pages - Hardcover with DJ - 24.5 x 35 cm - Book in fine condition, DJ Fair condition (see pictures), 1670 gramsContrary to popular belief, in biblical Judaism artistic expression was encouraged for educational purposes and for the adornmant of implements involved in performing rituals. Embellishing manuscripts was one of the most important ways the early Jew could express his devotion to the written word. In this book, the author describes the various schools of Judaic manuscript embellishing from Biblical times to the fifteenth century