Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
"The Human Body and its Limbs" – Educational Poster in Hebrew – Published by Menorah, Vienna
Opening: $200
Unsold
"The Human Body and its Limbs II." Educational poster in the Hebrew language. Vienna: "Menorah Hebrew Publication, " [1920s?].
The top of the poster features large illustrations of a male torso, an arm and a mouth. At the bottom are small illustrations of handicapped individuals: a young man missing an arm; a man on crutches; a man suffering from goiter; a hunchback; and an arm, bandaged and in a splint. The limbs in the diagrams are labeled with numbers, and a legend at the bottom of the poster gives the Hebrew names of the respective limbs: ("head, " "hair" [sing.] and "hair" [pl.], "tuft" [of hair], "forelock" […] "crutch, " "amputee, " etc.).
Approx. 95X63 cm. Fair condition. Minor stains. Creases. Closed and open tears, mostly to edges. Most tears mended non-professionally with transparent adhesive tape. Strips of adhesive tape on back of poster, to edges.
The top of the poster features large illustrations of a male torso, an arm and a mouth. At the bottom are small illustrations of handicapped individuals: a young man missing an arm; a man on crutches; a man suffering from goiter; a hunchback; and an arm, bandaged and in a splint. The limbs in the diagrams are labeled with numbers, and a legend at the bottom of the poster gives the Hebrew names of the respective limbs: ("head, " "hair" [sing.] and "hair" [pl.], "tuft" [of hair], "forelock" […] "crutch, " "amputee, " etc.).
Approx. 95X63 cm. Fair condition. Minor stains. Creases. Closed and open tears, mostly to edges. Most tears mended non-professionally with transparent adhesive tape. Strips of adhesive tape on back of poster, to edges.
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