Illuminations from Hebrew Bibles of Leningrad
Publication: 1989
This portfolio consists of facsimiles from the illuminated Bibles in the Firkovitch Collection at the Leningrad Public Library. There are 27 plates from the original edition published in 1905 and 25 additional plates added for the 1989 edition. The most original innovation to be found in these Bibles is the use of micrography (minute script) to outline decoration.
Title
Illuminations from Hebrew Bibles of Leningrad
Iyure Tanakh °Ivriyim mi-Leningrad
Date
Publication: 1989
Subject
Description
This portfolio consists of facsimiles from the illuminated Bibles in the Firkovitch Collection at the Leningrad Public Library. There are 27 plates from the original edition published in 1905 and 25 additional plates added for the 1989 edition. The most original innovation to be found in these Bibles is the use of micrography (minute script) to outline decoration.
Rights
Copyright; use considered fair according to the ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
Format
Books
Source
Judaica Collection, ND2935 .O764 1989 Plates
Files
Collection
Citation
“Illuminations from Hebrew Bibles of Leningrad,” Gallery, accessed November 22, 2019, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/872.