Friends-- We hope you had a great Shavuot! We are pleased to make available to you another fine exhibition catalog from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary here in New York:
Mintz, Sharon Liberman. Charm, Havva. Deitsch, Elka. IMAGE AND IMPRESSION: RARE PRINTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LIBRARY OF THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA New York : Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 2002. ISBN: 0873340892. Paper Wrappers, Square 8vo (8-1/4" X 8-3/4"), 127 pages. Illustrations on every leaf(!), many in color. Beautiful! 22 cm. Contents: Sanctuary and synagogue: the experience of the Portuguese and Ashkenazic Jews in Amsterdam; Visions of glory: engraved portraits of Jewish personalities, 1600-1900; From Eve to Esther: images of women in biblical prints; Culture and costume: depictions of Jewish dress across five centuries. "The 5,500 prints in the library's collection include portraits, biblical scenes, topography, customs and ceremonies, depictions of life cycle events, caricatures and costume prints. The collection documents every conceivable aspect of Jewish life and culture and represents a vibrant visual record of the Jewish people over the last five hundred years" (JTSA). "This catalog was issued in conjunction with the exhibition Culture and costume : depictions of Jewish dress across five centuries, held at the Library from December 12, 2002 to March 31, 2003." SUBJECT(S): Jews -- Civilization -- Exhibitions. Jews -- Social life and customs -- Exhibitions. New Condition. $30.00 + nominal shipping ($5 US, 13 Int'l). Please let us know and we'll send you a copy. Thanks! Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dan Wyman Books LLC. www.DanWymanBooks.com 183 Ainslie St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 Catalogs Issued Search at www.danwymanbooks.com/searchpage.php Browsing by Appointment d...@danwymanbooks.com v: 718.963.0410 We Find Good Homes For Nice Jewish Books <<< --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
