Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
"Nisayon Ketav Leshon Hakodesh" - Earliest Printed Hebrew Calligraphic Manual - Mantua, 1824
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Saggio di Caratteri Ebraici, Giuseppe Vigevano. Mantua, 1824.
Student’s guide to Hebrew calligraphy, with exquisite illustration plates. Part two only. With a special title page in Hebrew and Italian: "Nisayon Ketav Leshon Hakodesh". 13 artistically engraved plates: plates presenting different Hebrew scripts (Acadian script, square script, Rashi script), charts showing pronunciation of letters, the numerical value of letters, use of vowels, names of months and seasons, and more. All set within elaborately decorative frames - geometric and floral patterns, as well as animals, fowl and angels.
This is the earliest printed Hebrew calligraphic manual. The book shows the particular attention paid by Italian sages to the art of script and its integration as a necessary part of learning reading and writing Hebrew. In addition, the book serves as a remarkable example of the high level of artistic illustrations and the quality of printing typical of Italian Jews of the period. [1], 12 leaves (engraved plates), booklet: 35X24.5 cm Fair-poor condition. Stains - some dark. Creases and wear. Folding marks. Tears to cover and other tears, professionally restored. Back cover is missing. Scribbles in pencil and an ink-stamp.
Student’s guide to Hebrew calligraphy, with exquisite illustration plates. Part two only. With a special title page in Hebrew and Italian: "Nisayon Ketav Leshon Hakodesh". 13 artistically engraved plates: plates presenting different Hebrew scripts (Acadian script, square script, Rashi script), charts showing pronunciation of letters, the numerical value of letters, use of vowels, names of months and seasons, and more. All set within elaborately decorative frames - geometric and floral patterns, as well as animals, fowl and angels.
This is the earliest printed Hebrew calligraphic manual. The book shows the particular attention paid by Italian sages to the art of script and its integration as a necessary part of learning reading and writing Hebrew. In addition, the book serves as a remarkable example of the high level of artistic illustrations and the quality of printing typical of Italian Jews of the period. [1], 12 leaves (engraved plates), booklet: 35X24.5 cm Fair-poor condition. Stains - some dark. Creases and wear. Folding marks. Tears to cover and other tears, professionally restored. Back cover is missing. Scribbles in pencil and an ink-stamp.
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