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B2255. Book of Hebrew Script/Yardeni
The Book of Hebrew Script: History, Paleography, Script Styles, Calligraphy and Design
By Ada Yardeni. 1997. 364pp. Hardcover. Retail Price $69.95
A comprehensive work by a noted paleographer, graphic
artist and type designer. Covers history of the alphabet
and the birth of the Hebrew script, Hebrew script in early manuscripts, printed Hebrew script, and Hebrew paleography. A series of alphabet charts follow on the various hands. The final section is on Hebrew calligraphy with techniques and exemplar alphabets. Originally published in Hebrew. Now available in English. 290 illustrations.
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B1619. Hebrew Calligraphy Styles/Jonas
Hebrew Calligraphy Styles
By Gina Jonas. 1996. Second edition. 24pp. 5.25"x 8.25". Paper.
Jonas has revised & reprinted her instructional manual adding three contemporary styles & reworking some of the original ones to make them closer to historical models.
Covers Sephardi, Ashkenazi, Ancient, & Mizrachi. Exemplar, ductus & notes on construction given for each style.
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B2821. Ketubbot: Marraige Contracts
Ketubbot: Marriage Contracts from the Jewish Museum Introduction by Claudia Hahson. 7.5"x8.25". Hardcover. Retail Price $19.95.
Presents 40 ketubbot from 1614 to 1989. Including ones from Italy, Persia, the Ottoman Empire, the Sephardi communities of Germany and Holland, and from the US. From the collection of The Jewish Museum in NYC. These beautiful illuminated Jewish marriage contracts are both works of art and historical documents.
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B2724. Carved Memories
Carved Memories: Heritage in Stone from the Russian Jewish Pale
By David Goberman. 2000. 167pp. 8"x12". Hardcover. Retail Price $29.95.
SALE! Great black & white photos of grave stones with detail shots of both lettering and decorative carving. Includes both incised and raised letters. Stones date from the 1700’s
through the late 1800’s. All are Hebrew letters, both
incised and raised. Introductory essays on Jewish
Gravestones and on Jewish Life in Eastern Europe.
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