The Washington Haggadah - Unique Limited Facsimile Edition + Commentary Volume

Description: Washington: Library of Congress, 1991. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine+ condition. 407/500. The Library's most important Hebrew illuminated manuscript is known as the "Washington Haggadah." Completed on January 29, 1478, the Washington Haggadah was signed by Joel ben Simeon, a well-known scribe and artist responsible for more than a dozen other Hebrew illuminated manuscripts found in collections around the world. Joel likely was born around 1420 in Cologne. He traveled and worked in Germany and northern Italy, where he apparently died around 1492. In addition to the full text of the Passover night liturgy, the Washington Haggadah features stunningly intricate illuminated panels and a series of Passover illustrations that include depictions of "The Four Sons," "The Search for Leaven," and "The Messiah Heralded." The entire work can be viewed online on the Library of Congress's website: https://www.loc.gov/item/2018757799. The enduring popularity of Joel ben Simeon's miniatures is reflected in the many reproductions of his work that have appeared over the years in anthologies of Jewish art and manuscript painting. In 1991, the Library of Congress published this facsimile edition of the Washington Haggadah, accompanied by a companion volume with a detailed scholarly description, analysis, and assessment of the manuscript. This edition faithfully preserves the original text, with the Hebrew facsimile appearing in the original right-to-left orientation. The facsimile volume and commentary volume were printed in a limited edition of 550 copies, of which 500 are numbered 1-500 and 50 are numbered I-L. This is copy 407/500. The printing was carried out by Stamperia Valdonega in Verona, with separations by Colorgrafic, paper by Cartiere Fedrigoni, and binding by Legatoria Recalcati. An additional non-limited facsimile edition of the Washington Haggadah was published by Harvard University Press (2011) with essays on the Washington Haggadah and its illustrations by David Stern and Katrin Kogman-Appel. The Haggadah itself is bound in leather. The commentary volume is a separate volume bound in cloth with both volumes encased in a cloth covered clamshell box. The commentary volume is edited by Myron Weinstein and includes a foreword by James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress, an introduction by Myron Weinstein, and essays by Malachi Beit-Arie, Mordechai Glatzer, Doris A. Hamburg, and Bezalel Narkiss. This volume will be read and treasured by anyone interested in Jewish history, Jewish art, medieval illuminated manuscripts, and the history of the Haggadah.

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