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The Washington Haggadah : a facsimile edition of an illuminated fifteenth-century Hebrew manuscript at the Library of Congress
Uniform Title
Haggadah (Ms. Washington Haggadah)
Title
The Washington Haggadah : a facsimile edition of an illuminated fifteenth-century Hebrew manuscript at the Library of Congress / signed by Joel ben Simeon ; edited by Myron M. Weinstein.
ISBN
0844406694 (set)
Published
Washington : Library of Congress, 1991.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN: Copy number 198.
Notes
English and Hebrew.
Title from t.p. of Commentary.
"The Washington Haggadah, which was produced in 1478 by Joel ben Simeon in central Europe, is one of the treausres of the Library of Congress. This facsimile, together with a commentary volume, was published in 1991 by the Library of Congress ... with the support of the Project Judaica Foundation, Washington, D.C."--Colophon of facsimile.
"This commentary volume and the accompanying facsimile edition of the Washington Haggadah were printed in a limited edition of 550 copies, of which 500 are numbered 1-500 and 50 are numbered I-L. The color transparencies were taken by Theodore Stanley. The text was set in Monotype Baskerville. The printing of both volumes, in letterpress and offset, was carried out by Stamperia Valdonega in Verona, with separations by Colorgrafic, paper by Cartiere Fedrigoni, and binding by Legatoria Recalcati. The designer was Stephen Kraft of Washington, D.C."--Colophon of commentary.
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Variant and related titles
Washington Haggadah.
Format
Books
Language
English; Hebrew
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
[1] Facsimile
[2] Commentary.
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