| Editors |
Raphael Weiser, Joseph Kaplan. |
| Collection |
Ets Haim Library |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 1980. IX, 119 pp.*, illustrations: 111 b&w, 27.5 × 21.4 cm. Hebrew and English. |
| Location |
Jewish National and University Library (April 1980) |
| Description |
Some of the Ets Haim Library’s greatest treasures, presented according to topic: Communities and Institutions in Amsterdam, Rabbis and their Writings, Menasseh ben Israel, the Impact of Shabbateanism in Amsterdam, etc. Illuminated manuscripts, exceptional prints and ornate book bindings are featured in the final category: Exquisite Objects. Prefaces by Avraham Harman, Malachi Beit-Arié and Raphael Weiser. Historical introductions for each section. Descriptive entries. 202 items. |
| main keywords |
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSPRINTED BOOKSPRINTS |
| minor keywords |
Book bindingsEts Haim Library, Amsterdam, history ofHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Netherlands, 17th–19th CIlan ha-gadolKetubbotMenasseh ben IsraelNetherlandsPortraits, rabbisPrayerbooks/MahzorsPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPrints, synagoguesShabbetai Tsvi |