Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
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Song of Songs – Bibliophile Edition Designed by Izzy Pludwinski – Linocuts by Mordechai Beck – Signed and Numbered Copy – Jerusalem, 2001
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Song of Songs, designed by Izzy Pludwinski. Linocuts by Mordechai Beck. Jerusalem, 2001.
Bibliophile edition of the Song of Songs, with linocuts by artist Mordechai Beck. The text was printed in the "Shir" Hebrew gont, designed by Pludwinski in 1998, in order to "create a more rhythmical letter-form for the characters of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet for use in lyrical texts". Copy no. 142 of 510 copies (the gematria of the Hebrew word "Shir" – song.) Signed by Beck and Pludwinski in the colophon.
Enclosed is a booklet with the JPS English translation of the text – both volume and booklet are placed in a fine, custom-made, wooden case.
Song of Songs: [5] ff., 35 pp., [3] ff., 24X34 cm. Good condition.
Bibliophile edition of the Song of Songs, with linocuts by artist Mordechai Beck. The text was printed in the "Shir" Hebrew gont, designed by Pludwinski in 1998, in order to "create a more rhythmical letter-form for the characters of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet for use in lyrical texts". Copy no. 142 of 510 copies (the gematria of the Hebrew word "Shir" – song.) Signed by Beck and Pludwinski in the colophon.
Enclosed is a booklet with the JPS English translation of the text – both volume and booklet are placed in a fine, custom-made, wooden case.
Song of Songs: [5] ff., 35 pp., [3] ff., 24X34 cm. Good condition.
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints
Bookplates, Bibliophile Editions, Prints