| Author |
Brad Sabin Hill. |
| Collection |
Valmadonna Trust. |
| Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1989. 194 pp., illustrations: 21 col., 61 b&w, 24 × 17 cm. English. |
| Location |
Copy no. 400 (hardcover edition) |
| Description |
Pierpont Morgan Library (15 February–7 May 1989) |
| Description |
The first public display outside of England of books from the Valmadonna Trust. 50 exhibits illustrated the history and art of the Hebrew book from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, with an emphasis on the first century of Hebrew printing in Europe. Introductory essay by Brad Sabin Hill covers the Library, Early Hebrew Printing, Persecution and Censorship, and the Morgan Library Exhibition. Detailed descriptive entries. 50 items. |
| main keywords |
HEBREW PRINTINGINCUNABULAPRINTED BOOKS |
| minor keywords |
BiblesHaggadotHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Yemen |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 3 col. and 1 b&w illus., 21 × 10 cm. |