‎Design‎

‎A.A.V.V.‎

‎Ponte sull'Arno a Firenze. In corrispondenza tra la via F. de Sanctis e P. Bracciolini.‎

‎<p>22x24 cm, brossura editoriale con titolo al piatto, p. 24. Con 25 tavole fuori testo. Progetti a cura di C. Damerini, L. Savioli, V. Scalesse e D. Santi. Esemplare ben conservato.</p>‎

‎L'Istituto d'Arte di Firenze. A centoquattro anni dalle sue origini. 1869-1973.‎

‎<p>22 x 24 cm, brossura editoriale, sovracoperta editoriale illustrata in bianco su fondo grigio, p. 156. Numerose foto in nero e a colori anche a piena pagina. Piccolo strappetto alla parte superiore della sovracoperta. Per il resto, ottimo esemplare. </p>‎

‎Vercelloni Isa‎

‎1970-1980. Dal desing al post-design. I migliori mobili, le lampade più belle degli ultimi dieci anni visti attraverso le oscillazioni del gusto e i mutamenti del costume.‎

‎<p>32 cm, rilegatura editoriale cartonata illustrata a colori, p. 48. Numerose foto a colori anche a piena pagina. Testo diviso su 3 colonne.</p>‎

‎Zorzi Renzo (direttore)‎

‎Comunità. Rivista mensile del movimento Comunità fondata da Adriano Olivetti. Anno XIX, N. 128, marzo 1965‎

‎<p>24 cm, brossura illustrata; p. 100, numerose foto in b/n nel testo. Contributi di: E. Gallo, B. Meneghello, A. G. Meyer, G. Pampaloni e altri</p>‎

‎Zorzi Renzo (direttore)‎

‎Comunità. Rivista mensile del movimento Comunità fondata da Adriano Olivetti. Anno XIX, N. 132, settembre 1965‎

‎<p>24 cm, brossura illustrata; p. 100, numerose foto in b/n nel testo. Contributi di: F. Ippolito, A. Schweitzer, G. Gentili ed altri</p>‎

‎Grutter Amedeo‎

‎Il disegno applicato alle Arti Grafiche. Analisi e considerazioni critiche.‎

‎<p>31 cm, brossura editoriale illustrata in verde e nero, p. 181. Numerose foto in nero anche a piena pagina. </p>‎

‎Herdeg Walter‎

‎Graphis annual 63/64. International Yearbook of Advertising Art‎

‎<p>30x24 cm, rilegatura in tela, titolo in oro al piatto, sovracop. illustrata (Giusti); p. 233. molte illustrazioni in b/n e a colori. Quattro righe di dedica autografa ad Alessandro Cervellati alla prima carta bianca</p>‎

‎Murger, Henry; Boutet, Henri‎

‎LE MANCHON DE FRANCINE‎

‎8vo. Period Boards with name and publisher engraved on spine. 54 pages ; 24 cm. In French. Title translates into English as, “Francine’s Muff. ” Includes 12 illustrations by Henri Boutet. A beautiful copy of Murger’s short story which describes a tragic love affair between a Francine, a seamstress, and a sculptor named Jacques. Murger (1822-1861) published “Scènes De La Vie De Bohème” in 1851 which served as the inspiration for Puccini’s massively popular opera “La Bohème. ” Illustrated by “Henri Boutet (1851-1919) , ‘le Petit Maître au corset, ’ … a French Belle Époque artist whose work focused on the genre ‘La Parisienne. ’” OCLC lists just 2 copies worldwide of this edition (UC Riverside, BCU DORIGNY) , including none in France, only one in the US and none on the East Coast. Very good condition. (FR-3-5)‎

‎Rubens, Alfred‎

‎A HISTORY OF JEWISH COSTUME‎

‎4to, 220 pages, in English . SUBJECT (S) : Jewish clothing and dress. Very good condition with Very Good Dust Jacket. (Comhist2-15)‎

‎(Jt) Pinkerfeld, Jacob.‎

‎BATE HA-KENESIYOT BE-ERETS-YISRAEL: MI-SOF TEKUFAT HA-GEONIM `AD `ALIYAT HA-HASIDIM.‎

‎(FT) 4to. 64 pages. Illustrated. In Hebrew. First edition. SUBJECT(S) : Synagogues - Palestine; Synagogue architecture. Pages a little tanned, tear at top of spine, lower corner bumped, good+ condition. (RAB-21-3)‎

‎Berlin, Charles‎

‎JEWISH FILM AND JEWISH STUDIES: PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY ON NOVEMBER 13-14, 1989 ON THE ROLE OF JEWISH FILM IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN JEWISH STUDIES‎

‎Softcover, 8vo, v, 68 pages, 23 cm. SUBJECT (S) : Jews in motion pictures -- Congresses. Film archives -- Israel. Motion pictures in education -- Congresses. Television broadcasting -- Israel -- Congresses. Television in education -- Congresses. Films. Televisie. Cultuur. Joden. Includes bibliographical references. Light chipping to edges of cover and cover spine. Otherwise, very good condition. (Art-4-3)‎

‎Werner, Alfred‎

‎RUBIN‎

‎Hardcover, Folio, 21, 48 pages, illustrated, plates, part color, portraits, 31 cm. SUBJECT (S) : Rubin, Reuven. With dust jacket in protective mylar. Some chips to dust jacket. Otherwise, very good condition. (Art-4-9)‎

‎Gamzu, Haim‎

‎SCULPTURE IN ISRAEL‎

‎Softcover, Folio, 23 pages, illustrated plates, 34 cm. SUBJECT (S) : Sculpture, Israeli. Yellowing to edges of inner front and back cover. Light chipping to edges of cover jacket. In dust jacket. Otherwise, good condition. (Art-4-22)‎

‎Wigoder, Geoffrey‎

‎JEWISH ART AND CIVILIZATION‎

‎Hardcover, Folio, 351 pages, illustrated, 31 cm. Large compendium detailing Jewish history through art, ritual objects, and cultural monuments. Profusely illustrated, some in color. Written by Dr. Geoffrey Wigoder (1922 - 1999), a historian and philosopher, was born in Leeds, Great Britain. He was educated at the Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and at Oxford University in England where he earned his degrees in Jewish medieval history, and at Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. In 1949 he immigrated to the newly founded State of Israel where he was active as a journalist for various newspapers and radio stations, most recently serving as the founding editor of the Dialogues newsletter that focuses on discussion between Jews, Christians, and Muslims. He collaborated with Cecil Roth on the New Standard Jewish Encyclopaedia and started to work together on the 16-volume Encyclopaedia Judaica. After Cecil Roth passed away in 1970, Wigoder became its editor directing a team of some 1,800 contributors from all over the world. His other publications include The Encyclopaedia of the Jewish Religion, Jewish Art and Civilization, The Story of the Synagogue, and a 1994 edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica. He also edited an English concordance of the Bible and the Oxford Dictionary of Judaism. Wigoder taught and directed the first oral history department at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, lectured on Contemporary Judaism at the University of Manchester in England, and founded and ran the Steven Spielberg Film Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Civilization. Jewish art and symbolism. Juifs -- Civilisation. Art juif. Bibliography on pages 348-349. Light staining to outer jacket. Very good condition. (Art-4-23)‎

‎Daiches, Samuel, 1878-1949.‎

‎THE STUDY OF THE TALMUD IN SPAIN‎

‎Original paper wrappers, 12mo. , 32 pages. SUBJECT (S) Talmud -- History. OCLC lists 22 copies worldwide. Back cover missing, Pieces missing from front cover, text in good condition. (ART-13-3)‎

‎Raynor, Joyce Toby. Meshorer, Ya`akov, ; 1935-2004. Hanson, Richard S.‎

‎THE COINS OF ANCIENT MEIRON‎

‎Cloth, 8vo. , 140 pages. Illustrated with 17 pages of photographic plates. Published [Cambridge, MA]: ASOR ; Winona Lake, Ind.: Distributed by Eisenbrauns. Series: Meiron excavation project. SUBJECT (S) : Numismatics, Ancient -- Israel -- Meron -- Catalogs. Meron (Israel) -- Antiquities -- Catalogs. Includes bibliographical references. Very good condition. (ART-13-7)‎

‎Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Klein, Isaac. Maimonides, Moses, ; 1135-1204. ;‎

‎THE CODE OF MAIMONIDES. BOOK 7: THE BOOK OF AGRICULTURE‎

‎Cloth, 8vo. , xxxviii, 608 pages. Series: Code of Maimonides ; bk. 7; Yale Judaica series v. 21; SUBJECT (S) : Mishneh Torah. Jewish law. Very good condition. Lacks dustjacket. Light wear to spine. (ART-13-12)‎

‎Davidovitch, David; Cecil Roth; Y Yoresh; Avigail Yoresh‎

‎HA-KETUBAH BE-‘ITURIM / THE KETUBA: JEWISH MARRIAGE CONTRACTS THROUGH THE AGES‎

‎(FT) Publishers cloth. Folio. 116 pages. 34 cm. First edition. In Hebrew and English. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering, in illustrated dustjacket, housed in red boards, inserted into case made of boards with printed wraps. “The Ketuba: Jewish marriage contracts through the ages. ” Written by David Davidovitch, with a foreword by Cecil Roth, and designed by Avigail and Itshak Yoresh. This exceedingly detailed volume both outlines the community and rabbinic history and practice of the Ketuba, with 18 facsimile full page color illustrated pastedown reproductions, as well as dozens more black and white illustrations, also showing other facets of marriage rites, including contemporary photographs and illuminated manuscripts depicting the elaborate weddings of Yemenite Jews. The Ketubbah; “a document recording the financial obligations which the husband undertakes toward his wife in respect of, and consequent to, their marriage, obligations which in principle are imposed on him by law. … Most Jewish communities have followed the custom of decorating the ketubbah. An Ashkenazi ketubbah from Krems. Austria, dated 1392, shows that illumination was usual among Ashkenazi communities during the Middle Ages. However, the best-known illuminated ketubbot, which date from the 16th century onward, were from Italy, certain Sephardi communities, and from Near and Far Eastern Jewry. Richly illuminated ketubbot, which date from the 17th and 18th centuries, are from Italy, Corfu, the Balkans, and Gibraltar. They are written on parchment and the text is usually bordered by an illuminated frame, depicting a variety of decorative themes in many bright colors. The frame, which is sometimes divided into a diptych, is often illustrated with biblical or mythological motifs, portraits of the bride and groom in contemporary costume, family coats of arms, symbols representing conjugal bliss, and even nude figures. Typical Jewish symbols were used, such as the hands forming the priestly blessing, a sign that the groom was from a family of kohanim, or a ewer and basin indicating a levite. Sometimes, the biblical figures represented in the ketubbah symbolize the bride or groom's name; thus a scene from the life of Joseph might mean that the groom's name was Joseph, a scene from the Book of Ruth that the bride's name was Ruth. Dutch Sephardi ketubbot of the same period are distinguished by their delicate ornamental engraving. They were mainly executed on parchment and are in the best Dutch copper-engraving tradition. An outstanding example is a 1658 Rotterdam ketubbah, executed by Shalom Italia, a copper engraver from Mantua who emigrated to Holland. This ketubbah is rich in biblical motifs. Another famous copperengraved ketubbah, dating from the late 17th century, is decorated with flowers and allegorical figures in the typical Dutch-Jewish contemporary manner. The border contains the date 1693, commemorating the year of the death of the renowned Amsterdam rabbi, Isaac Aboab de Fonseca. ” (EJ 2008) Subjects: Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts. Ketubah in art. Light shelf wear to outer case, otherwise fine. Great condition. (ART-18-37B)xx‎

‎Barnett, Richard David‎

‎ILLUSTRATIONS OF OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY‎

‎Illustrated wraps. 8vo. 91 pages. 25 cm. First edition. Handwritten dedication from the author on endpage. Includes 53 plates depicting tablets, pots, swords, coffins, reliefs, and other ancient works which are brought into perspective to illuminate certain facets of the narratives in the old testament. Richard David Barnett (1909–1986) , “like his father, made his career at the British Museum. Born in London, he began in 1932 as assistant keeper in the department of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities and in 1955 was appointed head of the newly established department of Western Asiatic antiquities. From 1933 to 1935 he was secretary of the British School in Athens. Richard Barnett's research extended to Assyriology, the cultures of Syria, Phoenicia, and Asia Minor as well as biblical archaeology. In 1956 he organized the special exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London commemorating the tercentenary of the resettlement of Jews in the British Isles, and his catalog of the exhibition was one of his most distinguished publications. He was president of the Jewish Historical Society of England (1959–61) and contributed several important papers on the history of the Sephardim in England to its transactions. His publications include: Carchemish: Report on the Excavations at Djerabis (vol. 3 (with Sir L. Woolley, 1952) ) ; Catalogue of the Nimrod Ivories in the British Museum (1957) ; Assyrian Palace Reliefs and Their Influence on the Sculptures of Babylonia and Persia (1960) ; The Sculptures of Aššur-nasir apli II… (1962) ; and Illustrations of Old Testament History (1966) . After his death the Jewish Historical Society of England established an annual lectureship in his honor. ” (EJ 2008) . Subjects: Bible. O. T. - Antiquities. Light wear to covers, otherwise clean. Very good condition. (ART-20-2)‎

‎Gour, Israel‎

‎”BAMAH” THEATRICAL REVIEW [ISSUE 24; WINTER 1965]‎

‎(FT) Ilustrated wraps. 8vo. 102, [2] pages. 24 cm. Serial publication. In Hebrew with English title and synopses page. Includes 17 plates of photographs from productions by the Habimah theatre company, an essay on Pushkin’s “The Stone Guest”, an analysis of “Stringberg’s ‘Miss Julia’ now playing at Habimah”, an essay on dialogue in early Hebrew drama, an excerpt from a play about Giordano Bruno by Zvi Hermann, and a discussion on the experience of Israel Gour’s repertoire during its recent travels abroad to the United States. “Bamah” continues an earlier publication with the same title, issued 1933-48. Issued by the Habimah Theatre; as of 1958 the national theatre of Israel. Subjects: Theater - Periodicals. Theater - Israel. Drama. Covers light soiled and lightly foxed, outer edges lightly soiled; internally clean and fresh. Good + condition. (ART-20-8)‎

‎Benoschofsky, Ilona; Sandor Scheiber‎

‎DAS JUDISCHE MUSEUM IN BUDAPEST‎

‎Publishers cloth. 8vo. 245 pages. 25 cm. First German edition. German translation of “A Budapesti Zsidó Múzeum. ” Title translates as “Jewish Museum of Budapest. ” Includes 249 plates, many in color, of objects and texts at the Jewish Museum in Budapest. Subjects: Jewish art and symbolism - Catalogs. Judaism - Liturgical objects - Catalogs. Jews - Hungary - History - Catalogs. Budapesti Zsidó Múzeum - Catalogs. Budapest / Jüdisches Museum. Great condition in good jacket. (ART-20-18)‎

‎Bergner, Yosl‎

‎59 ILLUSTRATIONS TO ALL THE FOLK TALES OF ITZCHOK LEIBUSH PERETZ‎

‎(FT) Portfolio. 4to. [20] pages; [59] leaves. 28 cm. In Yiddish and English. Text and captions to plates in English and Yiddish. Yiddish title romanized: 59 [i. E. Nayn und fuftsig] ilustratsies tsu alle folkstimlikhe geshikhten fun Yitshak Leybush Perets. Porftolio contains a 20 page booklet, printed in red and black ink, and contains 59 illustrated leaves. “Bergner's style moves freely between extremes, from compact compositions and minimal coloration to richness and dramatic style. He always maintained a rare combination between figurative description and surrealistic atmosphere. At the heart of his approach lies the understanding that the visual image is a more or less aesthetic representation of the meaning beyond it. More then once Bergner has been defined as a literary painter, in his case meaning a painter who is as comfortable with world literature as he is familiar with Jewish literature. As the son of a Yiddish poet, the stories of Mendele Mokher Seforim (Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh ) , Shalom Aleichem, and I. L. Peretz were a part of his life. At the same time Bergner's art has been an inspiration to many Israeli poets like Dan Pagis, Tuvia Rivner, and Hayim Hefer. They were drawn to the characteristic images of Bergner's art, referring to them as an integral part of their poems. ” (EJ 2008) Subjects: Peretz, Isaac Leib, 1851 or 2-1915 - Illustrations. OCLC lists 24 copies. Light wear, and some chipping, to bottom and outer edges of portfolio, otherwise fresh and clean. Good + condition. (ART-20-25)‎

‎Winz, Leo‎

‎OST UND WEST. ILLUSTRIERTE MONATSSCHRIFT FUER DAS GESAMTE JUDENTUM., VOLUME 19/20‎

‎Bound original Lilien-designed illustrated boards, 4to, 328 + 323 columns. Heavy wear to spine, inside hinges starting but still holding. Internally very nice. Previous owner's stamp on title page. Good+ Condition (AMR-39-7)‎

‎(JT) Kayser, Stephen S‎

‎JEWISH CEREMONIAL ART; A GUIDE TO THE APPRECIATION OF THE ART OBJECTS USED IN SYNAGOGUE AND HOME, PRINCIPALLY FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA‎

‎Publishers cloth. 8vo. 189 pages. 24 cm. Second edition. Editor by Stephen S. Kayser and Guido Schoenberger. Includes 207 black and white plates and detailed descriptions of each art object. Subjects: Jewish art - Exhibitions. Bookplate of previous owner on endpage, otherwise clean. Very good condition in fair jacket. (ART-20-15A)‎

‎Krízková, Marie Rút; Kurt Jirí Kotouc; Zdenek Ornest; R Elizabeth Novak; Paul Wilson‎

‎WE ARE CHILDREN JUST THE SAME: "VEDEM," THE SECRET MAGAZINE BY THE BOYS OF TEREZÍN‎

‎Publishers cloth. 4to. 199 pages. 29 cm. First English edition. Jointly published by the Jewish Publication Society of Philadelphia and the Aventinum Publishing House of Prague. Prepared and selected from the magazine "In the Lead" (Vedem) by Marie Ruth Krízková, Kurt Jirí Koutouc, and Zdenek Ornest; translated from the Czech by R. Elizabeth Novak; edited by Paul R. Wilson; with a foreword by Václav Havel. “From 1942 to 1944, a group of 13- to 15-year-old Jewish boys secretly produced a weekly magazine called Vedem (In the Lead) at the model concentration camp, Theresienstadt (‘Terezin’ in Czech) . The writers, artists, and editors put together the issues and copied them by hand behind the blackout shades of their cellblock, which they affectionately called the ‘Republic of Shkid. ’ The material was saved by one of the handful of boys who survived the Holocaust, but it was suppressed for fifty years in Czechoslovakia. Now, for the first time, these works are being published simultaneously in English, Czech, and German. Vedem is a poignant glimpse at the world of boys torn from their comfortable childhoods, separated from their families, ultimately to perish in the Nazi death machine. “ (Dustjacket description) Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Czechoslovakia - Personal narratives. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Literary collections. Children's writings, Czech - Translations into English. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) , in art. Children's art - Czechoslovakia. Theresienstadt (Concentration camp) - Literary collections. Czechoslovakia - Ethnic relations. Ex-library with usual markings. Great condition in very good jacket. (ART-20-22)‎