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Pirkei Avos =: Ethics of the Fathers = Pirḳe Avot
1992, Judaica Illuminations
in Hebrew
- Facsimile ed.
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Hebrew and English texts on opposite pages. Issued in a portfolio in which the facsim. sheets of Hebrew text and illumination and the sheets of typeset English translation and commentary, all printed on one side only, are paired verso to verso in transparent compartments.
The 49 sheets of Hebrew text and illumination reproduce a ms. commissioned from Yonah Weinrib and held by the Wolinetz family.
Weinrib's English commentary has the title: Kanfe Yonah.
Limited ed. of 613 numbered copies; the individual facsim. sheets are signed by the artist.
"The facsimile edition was reproduced using offset photolithography. Each page is enhanced with foil-stamping and embossing to simulate 22K gold leaf application used in the original manuscript. The papercuts of the original are reproduced using laser technology"--P. [5].
This ed. consists of: 41 pages with illuminated text and calligraphy, 7 title pages including one for each of the six chapters, plus frontispiece, all signed and numbered by the artist, and a colophon page.
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