Books like sapphires : from The Library of Congress Judaica Collection / Ann Brener ; foreword by Martin J. Gross.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Waltham : Brandeis University Press, [2024]Description: xvi, 350 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781684581986
- 1684581982
- Library of Congress
- Hebrew imprints -- Washington (D.C.)
- Early printed books -- Washington (D.C.)
- Printing, Hebrew -- History
- Synagogue dedication services -- Early works to 1800
- Judaism -- Prayers and devotions -- Early works to 1800
- Hebrew poetry -- Early works to 1800
- Wedding toasts -- Early works to 1800
- Children's literature, Hebrew -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
- Rare books -- Washington (D.C.)
- Libraries -- Special collections -- Jewish literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | New | 089.924 B837 | Available | 33111011238314 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Illustrated highlights from the Judaica Collection of the Library of Congress.
Books Like Sapphires showcases a wide range of Hebraic treasures from the storied collection at the Library of Congress, many of them for the first time. Tracing the history of Judaica collecting in the twentieth-century United States, the book illuminates varied works, telling their stories alongside vibrant color images. These include a unique manuscript about a betrothal scandal in Renaissance Crete, an illustrated Esther Scroll, a poem from 1477 celebrating the new technology of printing, amusing rhymed couplets in sixteenth-century Padua, and the Washington Haggadah. This book also tells the story of the patrons and collectors, first among them Jacob Schiff, as well as archivists and curators, who made the storied Judaica archive at the Library of Congress the precious resource that it is today.
With a foreword by Martin J. Gross, President, The Martin J. Gross Family Foundation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Books Like Sapphires features highlights of Hebrew literary works in the Library of Congress. It is a book about books, but it is also a book about patrons, first among them Jacob Schiff, whose munificence founded the Hebraic Section in 1912 to ensure the survival of the Jewish cultural heritage"-- Provided by publisher.