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Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $21,250
Including buyer's premium
About 230 paper items, printed and handwritten, from the estate of one of the founding members of the Soncino Society, Hermann Meyer. Berlin and other places, first half of 20th century (mostly from 1920s-30s). German, some English and Hebrew.
The collections contains:
About 120 paper-items related to the Soncino Society of Friends of the Hebrew Book and to Hebrew bibliophilia, among them:
* Two original sketches for the society's symbol, painted in ink on thick paper - an illustration of a turret surrounded by the society's name (two different sketches).
* Original sketch for a title page of the periodical "Soncino Blätter" (Soncino Leaves), issue no. 1, painted in ink on thick paper. Written on the bottom: "Dassel Weil".
* Soncino-Gesellschaft, Hebräisch von Marcus Behmer [Soncino Society, Hebrew letters by Marcus Behmer]. 12 copies (out of twenty five copies) of sample prints for a font designed by Marcus Behmner for the Society. Each print includes the letters of the Aleph Beth, vowelization marks and punctuation.
* Zur Ersten Geburtstagsfeier der Soncino-Gesselschaft [For the first birthday of the Soncino Society], a poem (ten stanzas), printed on a long leaf designed as a scroll. At the end appears a "colophon" with the title and printing details. Printed by Otto v. Solten, Berlin, 1925, in 150 copies.
* Beglaubigte Abschrift aus dem Vereins-register, Nr. 4221 [Authorized copy from the Registrar of Associations no. 4221], a document, typewritten on an official form, on behalf of the District Court in Berlin, indicating that the Soncino Society was registered by the German Registrar of Associations. Issued on 28.12.1929.
* Thirteen typewritten drafts of essays, with comments written by hand, sent to Meyer by scholars and bibliographers, among them: Cecil Roth, Moshe David Cassuto, Aharon Freiman, Alexander Marx and others. Most are about Hebrew manuscripts, history of printing and bibliography.
* Invitations and ephemera items, printed for evenings and events on behalf of the Soncino Society (some illustrated); tens of booklets, proof prints and proofreading leaves of essays printed in "Soncino Blätter"; three illustrated menus for dinners held in Meyer's home; bookplates for the collection of Moses Mendelssohn and for the "Universitas" bookstore; two folded greeting cards (large) printed on behalf of "Universitas" (on each one is a print of the store's logo and a print colored by hand); and more.
About 110 personal paper items that belonged to Hermann Meyer, among them: twenty five cards with a print by Marcus Behmer (most of them signed in pencil), in honor of the engagement of Meyer and Elsa Rosenkrantz; tens of photographs, genealogic charts, letters and documents related to Meyer's parents and family; as well as photographs, letters, greeting cards and other paper items from Meyer's lifetime.
Some of the items are pasted on paper leaves and arranged in filing folders, with comments written by hand.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
The collections contains:
About 120 paper-items related to the Soncino Society of Friends of the Hebrew Book and to Hebrew bibliophilia, among them:
* Two original sketches for the society's symbol, painted in ink on thick paper - an illustration of a turret surrounded by the society's name (two different sketches).
* Original sketch for a title page of the periodical "Soncino Blätter" (Soncino Leaves), issue no. 1, painted in ink on thick paper. Written on the bottom: "Dassel Weil".
* Soncino-Gesellschaft, Hebräisch von Marcus Behmer [Soncino Society, Hebrew letters by Marcus Behmer]. 12 copies (out of twenty five copies) of sample prints for a font designed by Marcus Behmner for the Society. Each print includes the letters of the Aleph Beth, vowelization marks and punctuation.
* Zur Ersten Geburtstagsfeier der Soncino-Gesselschaft [For the first birthday of the Soncino Society], a poem (ten stanzas), printed on a long leaf designed as a scroll. At the end appears a "colophon" with the title and printing details. Printed by Otto v. Solten, Berlin, 1925, in 150 copies.
* Beglaubigte Abschrift aus dem Vereins-register, Nr. 4221 [Authorized copy from the Registrar of Associations no. 4221], a document, typewritten on an official form, on behalf of the District Court in Berlin, indicating that the Soncino Society was registered by the German Registrar of Associations. Issued on 28.12.1929.
* Thirteen typewritten drafts of essays, with comments written by hand, sent to Meyer by scholars and bibliographers, among them: Cecil Roth, Moshe David Cassuto, Aharon Freiman, Alexander Marx and others. Most are about Hebrew manuscripts, history of printing and bibliography.
* Invitations and ephemera items, printed for evenings and events on behalf of the Soncino Society (some illustrated); tens of booklets, proof prints and proofreading leaves of essays printed in "Soncino Blätter"; three illustrated menus for dinners held in Meyer's home; bookplates for the collection of Moses Mendelssohn and for the "Universitas" bookstore; two folded greeting cards (large) printed on behalf of "Universitas" (on each one is a print of the store's logo and a print colored by hand); and more.
About 110 personal paper items that belonged to Hermann Meyer, among them: twenty five cards with a print by Marcus Behmer (most of them signed in pencil), in honor of the engagement of Meyer and Elsa Rosenkrantz; tens of photographs, genealogic charts, letters and documents related to Meyer's parents and family; as well as photographs, letters, greeting cards and other paper items from Meyer's lifetime.
Some of the items are pasted on paper leaves and arranged in filing folders, with comments written by hand.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $12,500
Including buyer's premium
Five original sketches of initial words, created for the Pentateuch published by Soncino (Berlin, 1930-1933) by the graphic designer and painter Marcus Behmer. 1928-1931.
1. Initial word for "Bereshit". Ink drawing on graph paper. Signed by Behmer and dated, November 1928.
18.5X15.5 cm. Attached to a passé par-tout (with four pieces of adhesive tape) with the printed version pasted below, in which the letters were cut and pasted separately from the ornaments.
2-5. Initial words for the books of Exodus and Leviticus, Bamidbar and Book of Deuteronomy. Ink drawings on graph paper. Two are signed by Behmer and dated, February 1931.
17X4.5-5 cm. Attached at margins to Bristol paper (with pieces of adhesive tape) and the printed versions are pasted by them; in the printed version of "Ve'ele" (Exodus) the letters were cut and pasted apart from the ornaments.
The Bible of the Berliner Soncino Company, "Friends of the Hebrew Book" (of which, eventually, only the Pentateuch was published) was an attempt to publish a beautiful edition of the bible, as opposed to the "practical" and plain editions printed up to that time. The typeface and the initial words were designed by the German artist Marcus Behmer (1879-1958), and were based on typical Askenazi fonts used for printing the Prague Haggadah in 1526. Hermann Meyer was in charge of the relations between Behmer and "Soncino" (Meyer's name is mentioned in the colophon as one of the people for whom six copies were printed on vellum). The intended completion of the entire Bible was, most probably, aborted due to the dramatic political changes in Germany (Hitler was appointed chancellor in January 1933; in the summer of 1933, Abraham Horodisch left for Amsterdam, and one year later Meyer left as well).
Enclosed: proof prints (final versions) of the title page "Chamisha Chumshe Torah" and the other Chumashim; 44 gatherings (each consists of four pages), from the Pentateuch (not consecutive, several appear in many copies). Tears and creases at margins of a number of gatherings.
For more information about the process of printing the Soncino Bible and the work of Behmer and Meyer, see: Philip Messner, On the Shape of Language, The Hebrew Renaissance and typographic discourse in Germany during the Weimar Republic (enclosed).
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
1. Initial word for "Bereshit". Ink drawing on graph paper. Signed by Behmer and dated, November 1928.
18.5X15.5 cm. Attached to a passé par-tout (with four pieces of adhesive tape) with the printed version pasted below, in which the letters were cut and pasted separately from the ornaments.
2-5. Initial words for the books of Exodus and Leviticus, Bamidbar and Book of Deuteronomy. Ink drawings on graph paper. Two are signed by Behmer and dated, February 1931.
17X4.5-5 cm. Attached at margins to Bristol paper (with pieces of adhesive tape) and the printed versions are pasted by them; in the printed version of "Ve'ele" (Exodus) the letters were cut and pasted apart from the ornaments.
The Bible of the Berliner Soncino Company, "Friends of the Hebrew Book" (of which, eventually, only the Pentateuch was published) was an attempt to publish a beautiful edition of the bible, as opposed to the "practical" and plain editions printed up to that time. The typeface and the initial words were designed by the German artist Marcus Behmer (1879-1958), and were based on typical Askenazi fonts used for printing the Prague Haggadah in 1526. Hermann Meyer was in charge of the relations between Behmer and "Soncino" (Meyer's name is mentioned in the colophon as one of the people for whom six copies were printed on vellum). The intended completion of the entire Bible was, most probably, aborted due to the dramatic political changes in Germany (Hitler was appointed chancellor in January 1933; in the summer of 1933, Abraham Horodisch left for Amsterdam, and one year later Meyer left as well).
Enclosed: proof prints (final versions) of the title page "Chamisha Chumshe Torah" and the other Chumashim; 44 gatherings (each consists of four pages), from the Pentateuch (not consecutive, several appear in many copies). Tears and creases at margins of a number of gatherings.
For more information about the process of printing the Soncino Bible and the work of Behmer and Meyer, see: Philip Messner, On the Shape of Language, The Hebrew Renaissance and typographic discourse in Germany during the Weimar Republic (enclosed).
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $400
Unsold
A bound volume with about 75 greetings, handwritten and printed, sent to Hermann Meyer on the occasion of the birth of his first daughter, Channah. Berlin (some items from other cities), 1934. German.
Most greetings are written on calling cards and letterhead papers (pasted to paper), with names of greeters, their profession and their city of residence. Among the greeters: Heinrich Loewe (chairman of Soncino Society); Moses Marx (Jewish bibliographer and librarian, one of the founding members of "Soncino"); Hans Gosler (journalist and author, head of Prussian Journalism Chamber, murdered in Bergen Belsen in 1945); Max Flesch (anthropologist, murdered in Theresienstadt); and others.
Some other paper items are pasted on the first and last leaves.
Enclosed: card with a printed notice about the birth; printed thank-you card for sending a greeting.
Total of about 75 greetings, pasted to 22 leaves, volume: approx. 26 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, stains and creases to some items. Some of the greetings are pasted on top of other greetings and partially hide them. Stains, slight defects and tears to leaves of volume. First and last leaves have tears and open tears and are partly detached.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Most greetings are written on calling cards and letterhead papers (pasted to paper), with names of greeters, their profession and their city of residence. Among the greeters: Heinrich Loewe (chairman of Soncino Society); Moses Marx (Jewish bibliographer and librarian, one of the founding members of "Soncino"); Hans Gosler (journalist and author, head of Prussian Journalism Chamber, murdered in Bergen Belsen in 1945); Max Flesch (anthropologist, murdered in Theresienstadt); and others.
Some other paper items are pasted on the first and last leaves.
Enclosed: card with a printed notice about the birth; printed thank-you card for sending a greeting.
Total of about 75 greetings, pasted to 22 leaves, volume: approx. 26 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, stains and creases to some items. Some of the greetings are pasted on top of other greetings and partially hide them. Stains, slight defects and tears to leaves of volume. First and last leaves have tears and open tears and are partly detached.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $8,750
Including buyer's premium
Guest book that belonged to Hermann Meyer, with about 60 signatures, illustrations and dedications from different writers and artists. Berlin and Jerusalem, 1930s to 1950s (a few dedications from the early 1970s). German and Hebrew.
Apparently, Meyer used the book in a number of exhibitions of his collections in Berlin and in Jerusalem, and in personal events. The book includes, among other items:
* Letter with poem and illustration in the hand of Else Lasker-Schuler (in pencil), dated 1937. Lasker-Schuler copied the poem Main Volk ("My People"), alongside which she drew two portraits. The leaf is mounted on one of the notebook leaves (the envelope in which the letter was sent is enclosed).
* Dedication in the hand of S.Y. Agnon, with a quote from poet Moses ibn Ezra. Dated 1935.
* Pencil drawing by Jakob Steinhardt, dedicated, signed and dated 1932. Self-portrait in his atelier, surrounded by Jewish figures.
* Color illustration and engraving by designer Marcus Behmer (designer of the Hebrew font of the Soncino Company). Signed and dated.
* Pencil drawing by Yossi Stern, dedicated, signed and dated 1958. Self-portrait with a European town in the background.
* About 40 signatures without dedications, of guests at Meyer's engagement party, on 8 January 1933.
* Dedications, signatures and drawings by Herman Struck, Yaakov Plesner, Chaim Hazaz, Mordechai Narkiss, Elazar Lipa Sukenik, Miriam Bat Yosef and others.
Some of the signatures and events are dated and described on the leaves in handwriting (apparently Meyer's).
21 leaves with inscriptions or drawings (many pages left blank) and six paper items mounted or inserted between the leaves, volume: approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Light stains and tears to some of the leaves. Adhesive tape along the joint between the first and last leaves and the binding. Defects to binding. Spine glued to binding with five strips of adhesive tape.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Apparently, Meyer used the book in a number of exhibitions of his collections in Berlin and in Jerusalem, and in personal events. The book includes, among other items:
* Letter with poem and illustration in the hand of Else Lasker-Schuler (in pencil), dated 1937. Lasker-Schuler copied the poem Main Volk ("My People"), alongside which she drew two portraits. The leaf is mounted on one of the notebook leaves (the envelope in which the letter was sent is enclosed).
* Dedication in the hand of S.Y. Agnon, with a quote from poet Moses ibn Ezra. Dated 1935.
* Pencil drawing by Jakob Steinhardt, dedicated, signed and dated 1932. Self-portrait in his atelier, surrounded by Jewish figures.
* Color illustration and engraving by designer Marcus Behmer (designer of the Hebrew font of the Soncino Company). Signed and dated.
* Pencil drawing by Yossi Stern, dedicated, signed and dated 1958. Self-portrait with a European town in the background.
* About 40 signatures without dedications, of guests at Meyer's engagement party, on 8 January 1933.
* Dedications, signatures and drawings by Herman Struck, Yaakov Plesner, Chaim Hazaz, Mordechai Narkiss, Elazar Lipa Sukenik, Miriam Bat Yosef and others.
Some of the signatures and events are dated and described on the leaves in handwriting (apparently Meyer's).
21 leaves with inscriptions or drawings (many pages left blank) and six paper items mounted or inserted between the leaves, volume: approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Light stains and tears to some of the leaves. Adhesive tape along the joint between the first and last leaves and the binding. Defects to binding. Spine glued to binding with five strips of adhesive tape.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Guest book of Universitas Booksellers, owned by Hermann Meyer. Includes about 230 signatures of statesmen, writers and dignitaries. Jerusalem, late 1930s to early 1970s.
The guest book includes signatures of David Ben-Gurion, Yitzhak Ben Zvi, Teddy Kollek, Bezalel Narkiss, Reuven Mass, Sholem Asch, Abraham Meir Habermann, Moshe Gardon (head of the Bialik Institute), Shmuel Gutman, foreign journalists, British officers and others.
In addition, the book contains dozens of mounted photographs, paper items and newspaper clippings documenting the store and its visitors. Mounted items include: two handwritten sketches for the store's sign made by Ismar (Itamar) David, invitations to exhibitions displayed in the store, a typewritten catalogue of maps from the Hermann Meyer collection, visiting cards of the store's visitors, and additional items.
Enclosed: photograph, postcard with a picture of the store's façade and a printed invitation to the exhibition "The Illustrated Book", held in the store in 1937.
65 pp with inscriptions or mounted items (many pages left blank), volume: approx. 33 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Defects and small tears to margins of first and last leaves. Cloth-covered binding, with the store label mounted on its inner side (worn and damaged, with tears to upper margins). Front cover detached from the first leaf.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
The guest book includes signatures of David Ben-Gurion, Yitzhak Ben Zvi, Teddy Kollek, Bezalel Narkiss, Reuven Mass, Sholem Asch, Abraham Meir Habermann, Moshe Gardon (head of the Bialik Institute), Shmuel Gutman, foreign journalists, British officers and others.
In addition, the book contains dozens of mounted photographs, paper items and newspaper clippings documenting the store and its visitors. Mounted items include: two handwritten sketches for the store's sign made by Ismar (Itamar) David, invitations to exhibitions displayed in the store, a typewritten catalogue of maps from the Hermann Meyer collection, visiting cards of the store's visitors, and additional items.
Enclosed: photograph, postcard with a picture of the store's façade and a printed invitation to the exhibition "The Illustrated Book", held in the store in 1937.
65 pp with inscriptions or mounted items (many pages left blank), volume: approx. 33 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Defects and small tears to margins of first and last leaves. Cloth-covered binding, with the store label mounted on its inner side (worn and damaged, with tears to upper margins). Front cover detached from the first leaf.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $600
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
"Sipur Na'eh miSidur Tefilati" [The Beautiful Story of My Prayerbook]. Typewritten proofreading copy, with numerous corrections written by hand. At the end of the story appears S.Y. Agnon's signature. [Jerusalem, ca. 1931].
Ten typewritten proofreading leaves with comments, corrections and instructions for the printer. Some corrections are written in square script and others in cursive script, and it is possible that some were written by Agnon while others by another proofreader. On the last leaf, following the writing "tam ma'ase hasidur" appears the signature of the author, S.Y. Agnon.
Apparently this proofreading copy was used for printing the story in issue 20-21 of the periodical "Moznaim", Tishrei 5692 (1931).
[10] leaves, 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Open tears at margins of first leaf. Stains, creases, slmall tears and pinholes to margins of all of the leaves.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
Ten typewritten proofreading leaves with comments, corrections and instructions for the printer. Some corrections are written in square script and others in cursive script, and it is possible that some were written by Agnon while others by another proofreader. On the last leaf, following the writing "tam ma'ase hasidur" appears the signature of the author, S.Y. Agnon.
Apparently this proofreading copy was used for printing the story in issue 20-21 of the periodical "Moznaim", Tishrei 5692 (1931).
[10] leaves, 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Open tears at margins of first leaf. Stains, creases, slmall tears and pinholes to margins of all of the leaves.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
About 228 bookplates. Europe, 17th to 20th century.
The collection includes about 152 bookplates from the 17th to the 19th century and about 76 bookplates most of which are from the first half of the 20th century.
A diverse collection of bookplates, many of which bear nobility coat of arms, including some from the 17th century. Many of the bookplates are from central and western Europe, only a minority bear Jewish names, among them are personal bookplates as well as bookplates of institutes, societies and organizations. Numerous bookplates are engravings of very good artistic quality. Enclosed are several bindings and parts of ancient leather bindings, decorated. It is possible that some of the items are prints which were not used as bookplates.
Total of approx. 228 items. Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Stains.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
The collection includes about 152 bookplates from the 17th to the 19th century and about 76 bookplates most of which are from the first half of the 20th century.
A diverse collection of bookplates, many of which bear nobility coat of arms, including some from the 17th century. Many of the bookplates are from central and western Europe, only a minority bear Jewish names, among them are personal bookplates as well as bookplates of institutes, societies and organizations. Numerous bookplates are engravings of very good artistic quality. Enclosed are several bindings and parts of ancient leather bindings, decorated. It is possible that some of the items are prints which were not used as bookplates.
Total of approx. 228 items. Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Stains.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
A Mapp or Generall Carte of the World Designed in two Plaine Hemisphers, by Monsieur Sanson Geographr to the French King and Rendered into English and Illustrated with Figures by Richard Blome By the Kings Especiall Command. World map, by the English cartographer Richard Blome. Hand-colored engraving. [England, ca. 1670].
Map of the two hemispheres. The depiction of Australia on the map is considered an early and non-conventional depiction of the continent. California is drawn on the map as an island. A decorative frame surrounds the map - wreaths of flowers, emblems of the British Empire and a medallion with a dedication to the King of Englans, Charles II.
Leaf: approx. 58X45 cm (engraving: 52X39 cm). Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Tears to map, repaired with pasted paper (on verso), and open tears at margins. Dark margins. Stains.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Map of the two hemispheres. The depiction of Australia on the map is considered an early and non-conventional depiction of the continent. California is drawn on the map as an island. A decorative frame surrounds the map - wreaths of flowers, emblems of the British Empire and a medallion with a dedication to the King of Englans, Charles II.
Leaf: approx. 58X45 cm (engraving: 52X39 cm). Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Tears to map, repaired with pasted paper (on verso), and open tears at margins. Dark margins. Stains.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $800
Unsold
Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei Statione Variante Et Visu Intercedente Per Coluros Tropicorum, Per Ambos Polos Et Partciul Sphaerae Zenith In Planum Delineati Orthogranici Prospectus. World map from the atlas "Atlas Novus sive Tabulae Geographicae" by Matthäus Seutter. Hand-colored engraving. [Augsburg, ca. 1740].
Map of the two hemispheres, surrounded by several smaller maps (different projections), and illustrations of the four winds (with human faces). California is drawn on the map as an island.
Leaf: 60X52 cm (engraving: 58X50 cm). Good condition. Creases and stains. Open tears to the two lower corners and small tears to margins of leaf. Gluing traces on verso.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Map of the two hemispheres, surrounded by several smaller maps (different projections), and illustrations of the four winds (with human faces). California is drawn on the map as an island.
Leaf: 60X52 cm (engraving: 58X50 cm). Good condition. Creases and stains. Open tears to the two lower corners and small tears to margins of leaf. Gluing traces on verso.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $700
Unsold
Orbis per creationem institutus. Map of the Middle East. Copperplate engraving by Romeyn de Hooghe [Amsterdam, first half of 18th century].
A circular map of the Middle East (includes Asia Minor, the Mediterranean Sea, Persia and the Arab sea). On top of the map appears the Tetragrammaton within a triangle, and on the four corners appear illustrations depicting biblical scenes and scenes from the New Testament (Adam and Eve in Paradise, Moses on Mount Sinai, the rainbow after the flood and the birth of Jesus).
The map was printed in two editions of the book "T'groot waerelds tefereel", by Jakob Basnage and Abraham Alewyn (Amsterdam, 1715; Amsterdam, 1721). See Laor 341 and 341A.
Leaf: 51.5X37.5 cm (engraving: approx. 46.5X33 cm). Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Dark margins. Several small tears. Gluing traces on verso, at margins.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
A circular map of the Middle East (includes Asia Minor, the Mediterranean Sea, Persia and the Arab sea). On top of the map appears the Tetragrammaton within a triangle, and on the four corners appear illustrations depicting biblical scenes and scenes from the New Testament (Adam and Eve in Paradise, Moses on Mount Sinai, the rainbow after the flood and the birth of Jesus).
The map was printed in two editions of the book "T'groot waerelds tefereel", by Jakob Basnage and Abraham Alewyn (Amsterdam, 1715; Amsterdam, 1721). See Laor 341 and 341A.
Leaf: 51.5X37.5 cm (engraving: approx. 46.5X33 cm). Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Dark margins. Several small tears. Gluing traces on verso, at margins.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $400
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Tabula Terre Sanctae. Map of Palestine. Woodcut from "Geographia" by Ptolemy Claudius, edited by Michael Servetus. [Lyon, 1535].
Map of Palestine, showing the territories of the Tribes of Israel. The shore line stretches from Sidon to Gaza.
Laor 611.
Leaf: 53X38 cm. Good condition. Slight stains and defects. Three pieces of paper are pasted to the upper margins, on the back. Paper slightly darkened due to framing.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Map of Palestine, showing the territories of the Tribes of Israel. The shore line stretches from Sidon to Gaza.
Laor 611.
Leaf: 53X38 cm. Good condition. Slight stains and defects. Three pieces of paper are pasted to the upper margins, on the back. Paper slightly darkened due to framing.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue
Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 20, 2018
Opening: $500
Unsold
Terrae Israel omnis ante Canaan. Map of Palestine, copperplate engraving. [16th century].
Map of Palestine, showing the territories of the tribes and the stations of the journey of the Israelites in the desert. Some of the names of sites appearing on the map were printed in Hebrew.
The map is taken, apparently, from volume no. 8 of "Biblia Polyglotta" by Christopher Plantin (Antwerp, 1572). A similar map was printed in "Antiquitatum Iudaicarum Libri IX" by Benito Arias Montano (Leiden, 1593).
See Laor 46 and 46A.
Engraving: approx. 50X34 cm. Good condition. Creases. Stains (dark stains at margins). Three pieces of paper are pasted on the upper margins of the leaf, on the back.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Map of Palestine, showing the territories of the tribes and the stations of the journey of the Israelites in the desert. Some of the names of sites appearing on the map were printed in Hebrew.
The map is taken, apparently, from volume no. 8 of "Biblia Polyglotta" by Christopher Plantin (Antwerp, 1572). A similar map was printed in "Antiquitatum Iudaicarum Libri IX" by Benito Arias Montano (Leiden, 1593).
See Laor 46 and 46A.
Engraving: approx. 50X34 cm. Good condition. Creases. Stains (dark stains at margins). Three pieces of paper are pasted on the upper margins of the leaf, on the back.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.
Category
The Hermann M. Z. Meyer Collection
Catalogue