A Rare And Stunning Edition

THE BEZALEL HAGGADAH

By Maty Grünberg, with typography by Eliahu Koren

1984

Signed limited first edition thus of this large-format deluxe version of the holy text, beautifully illustrated with woodblock prints – one of only 150 copies produced.

Fine.

Price: $6,000.00

THE BEZALEL HAGGADAH

"The Haggadah itself is a fabric, a mosaic of texts."

This strikingly illustrated HAGGADAH draws inspiration from the long history of the text itself and modern Jewish art. Printed on an 1860 Albion press with woodblocks designed by multimedia artist Maty Grünberg and text based on the work of typographer Eliahu Koren, it also recalls the importance of print technology in "the tremendous proliferation of Haggadot over the past 900 years." A powerful mix of tradition and 20th-century artistry.

The Object

New York: Friends of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, 1984. 20.5'' x 15'' (leaves); 21.5'' x 16'' (box). Original loose paper wrapper. 49 woodcuts in color, 26 in black and white, with gilt elements throughout. [75] leaves, printed one side only, each with tissue guard. Signed by Grünberg to publication leaf and numbered 58 of 150. In original black imitation leather clamshell box with gilt lettering and embellishment. Gilt stamped initials "WB" and "MW" to inner spine of box. Box with mild toning. Leaves with occasional offsetting onto paper guards. Printing sharp.

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