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Written and illustrated in northern Spain around 1320, the Golden Haggadah is one of the outstanding works in The British Library's world-renowned collection of Hebrew manuscripts. Traditionally the most richly decorated of all Jewish prayer books, the Haggadah is used by Jews around the world in the celebration of Passover. This book presents a superbly illustrated account of the Golden Haggadah's creation and history and reproduces all the major illustrations in color. It provides an accessible introduction to Hebrew manuscript art as well as an authoritative commentary on the Golden Haggadah's content and illustrative scheme.
Paperback: 71 pages
Publisher: Pomegranate (March 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0876544812
ISBN-13: 978-0876544815
Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.8 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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The bulk of this book contains color plates of Biblical scenes taking up full pages in the Haggadah - the stories of Genesis and Exodus depicted in marvelous illuminations some of which have a very icon-like quality.There are intrepetive chapters on the artists and their models for the Biblical minatures including material on the Jewish interpretation of the Christian illuminations' symbols. The final chapter discusses the Shepardi community and the patrons who could fund such an effort as the Golden Haggadah.For those interested for ritual purposes as well, see The Illuminated Haggadah - the ritual text with illuminations from the British Library including several also in this book.For anyone interested in religious art or Medieval illuminations, this book is a must have as it explores an aspect of illuminated manuscripts unknown to many of us Gentiles.
This is a beautiful book about a British Museum manuscript originally written in 1390 in Barcelona. Some of the illustrations are the same size as the originals. I wrote about this haggadah in two articles in my blog Kol Safran on blogspot.The Golden Picture Frame[...]The Golden Haggadah (Formerly Golden Frame)[...]
Book was it very good shape binding was not cracked, pages clean and no dog-earing. The book itself is also very good, great pictures and good history story. Doug
This book is simply beautiful. This is a medieval Spanish Haggadah (Passover prayerbook) full of gorgeous pictures. It is in Hebrew and is a museum piece.
The Golden Haggadah Golden Legacy: The Story of Golden Books (Deluxe Golden Book) Passover Haggadah: The Feast of Freedom 30 Minute Seder: The Haggadah That Blends Brevity With Tradition Passover Haggadah: A New English Translation and Instructions for the Seder The Szyk Haggadah: Freedom Illuminated The Night That Unites Passover Haggadah: Teachings, Stories, and Questions from Rabbi Kook, Rabbi Soloveitchik, and Rabbi Carlebach A Night of Questions: A Passover Haggadah Artscroll Youth Haggadah (Artscroll (Mesorah Series)) The Journey Continues: The Ma'yan Passover Haggadah Pop Haggadah Telling the Story: A Passover Haggadah Explained The Open Door: A Passover Haggadah (English and Hebrew Edition) Haggadah Good Feeling About This The Discovery Haggadah (English and Hebrew Edition) The Union Haggadah: Home Service for Passover Haggadah for Pesach, French Annotated Edition (French Edition) First Seder, Last Supper: An Interfaith Haggadah The Brother Haggadah: A Medieval Sephardi Masterpiece in Facsimile The Illuminated Haggadah
