| The
British Library's collection of Hebraica and Hebrew manuscripts
numbers several thousand volumes, including a rich vein of
illuminated documents. The thirty glorious images in this
book of postcards are among the best in the Library's collection.
Included are images from the Duke of Sussex German Pentateuch
(c. 1300); the Golden Haggadah (c. 1320), one of the grandest
of all Hebrew manuscripts; the Barcelona Haggadah (c. 1350);
the Lisbon Mishneh Torah (1471–1472); the uniquely illuminated
Lisbon Bible (1482); the Leipnik Haggadah (1740); and several
other illustrated treasures. 30 full-colour reproductions.
17.5cm x 12cm |
