[HARDCOVER SET] THE ART OF THE KETUBBAH: MARRIAGE CONTRACTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. COMPLETE IN 2 VOLUMES

New York: Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary, 2022. Hardback. 1st Edition. Original publisher's cloth with dust jackets, Folio, 2 volumes (volume 1, xxxv, 4-391 pages; volume 2, ix, 396-896 pages). Includes color illustrations, facsimiles, and maps. 31 cm. ISBN: 9780578297439; 0578297434 LCCN: 2022-938598. "Conversion table of JTS Ketubbah Collection numbers and the numbers in this catalog" on pages 809-812. Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 789-807) and indexes. "The Art of the Ketubbah includes high-quality color photographs that document the rich variety of decorating and calligraphic styles used by Jewish communities to enhance the ancient text formulas they shared. These contracts reveal social customs, family relationships, economic situations, and a community's interactions with the world around it, spanning thirty-seven countries on four continents from the 10th through the 21st centuries. The catalogue includes 472 full entries, plus two addenda--one of 50 more recently acquired ketubbot and the other of 45 ketubbot from the Cairo Genizah. About one-third of the ketubbot in the collection originate from Italy. The remaining two-thirds include those from elsewhere in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the United States. The earliest ketubbah in the catalogue is from Fustat, Egypt, dated 1023, while the latest is from New York, 2012. The high-quality color photographs, comprehensive indexes, and detailed scholarly commentary on each ketubbah in the collection make this catalog valuable to scholars and the general public alike." (JTS website). SUBJECT(S): Ketubah -- Catalogs. Ketubah in art. Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs. Manuscripts, Hebrew -- Cairo Genizah. OCLC: 1344448175. New Condition. Additional Shipping Costs.