A Sign and a witness: 2,000 years of Hebrew books and illuminated manuscripts (Studies in Jewish history) by Gold, Leonard Singer, Ed - 1988

Oxford University Press, 1988-11-17. paperback. Very Good. 8x0x11. No marks or highlighting in the book. Our copy is paperback showing shelf-wear. Former owner's name inside front cover.

NY: NYPL, 1989. Stiff Wrapper. Very Good. Many color & b/w plates. 222 pp.

New York: NYPL / Oxford University Press, 1988. First edition. Paperback. New. First edition, 1988. 4to, paperback, xiii, 233 pp. Illustrated in color and b & w. Book is New, still in shrink wrap.

New York / Oxford: The New York Public Library / Oxford University Press, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Another fine contribution to the series, Studies in Jewish History, being a sterling condition softcover copy in tall quarto format, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. 224 pp., with 16 full color plates, a checklist of the exhibition from which this catalogue is drawn, a bibliography, a glossary, a list of contributors, and an index of illustrations. Foreword by Vartan Gregorian, an introduction by Gold, then chapters that include "The Dead Sea Scrolls: Light on the Text and the Canon of the Bible," Frank Moore Cross; "How Hebrew Manuscripts are Made," Malachi Beit-Arie; "The Decoration of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts," Evelyn M. Cohen; "The Hebrew Manuscript as a Source for the Study of History and Literature," Menahem Schmelzer; "The Hebrew Book… Read More

New York / Oxford: NYPL / Oxford University. Fine copy. 1988. 1st. softcover. 4to, 223 pp., Studies in Jewish History series. .

New York: New York Public Library; Oxford University Press, 1989. xiii, 223 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Studies in Jewish History. Published in conjunction with an international exhibition, held at the New York Public Library, October 15, 1988 to January 14, 1989. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Appearing on the occasion of The New York Public Library's exhibition of the Hebrew book from antiquity to modern times, this beautifully illustrated volume will serve both as a preparation for viewing the exhibition (October 15, 1988 to January 14, 1989) and as a guide to further inquiry into the subject. Depicting the history and development of the making and distributing of Hebrew books from the Dead Sea Scrolls to modern times, this collection of essays and 100 illustrations (30 of them in color) examines, in a historical and cultural context, such topics as the… Read More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is from the overseas collection at the National Library of New Zealand. A clean copy, other than a couple of stamps. For postage outside NZ this volume weighs 0.9 kg and can be checked for its postage cost to your location at NZ Post rate-finder We do not make a profit from postage.

Oxford University Press Inc . Very Good. 0195056191. 1988, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 1988. Paperback.

New York: New York Public Library: Oxford University Press, 1988. Softcover, 4to, xiii, 223 pages, illustrated, some color, 30 cm. Series: Studies in Jewish history; Variation: Studies in Jewish history. Contents: The Dead Sea scrolls: light on the text and canon of the bible; Frank Moore Cross -- How Hebrew manuscripts are made; Malachi Beit-Arie -- The decoration of medieval Hebrew manuscripts; Evelyn M. Cohen -- The Hebrew manuscript as source for the study of history and literature; Menahem Schmelzer -- Forming the great collections; Joseph Gutmann -- Early Hebrew printing; Mordechai Glatzer. The development of Hebrew printing in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; Moshe N. Rosenfeld -- The Hebrew book in a Christian world; David B. Ruderman -- Publishing and the rise of modern Hebrew literature; Michael W. Grunberger -- The art of the Hebrew book in the twentieth century; Leila Avrin -- Between western culture and Jewish tradition: translations to and from Hebrew; Robert Singerman -- Text… Read More

New York: New York Public Library. Paperback. Paper wrappers; small 8vo. 16 pages; illustrated. Introduction by Leonard Singer Gold. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the New York Public Library, Oct. 15, 1988-January 14, 1989. OCLC lists one copy w orldwide. Excellent condition. (PC-1).