The Hebrew book : an historical survey. edited by Raphael Posner and Israel Ta-Shema, 1975

The Hebrew book : an historical survey. edited by Raphael Posner and Israel Ta-Shema, 1975
45 color illus., many halftone title-pages and other illus. in text; 31.5 cm. Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Writing: in ancient times, writing surfaces, writing equipment, Talmud and Halakhah, the scribe -- 2. The scroll: scrolls as early books, the Sefer Torah -- 3. The manuscript: non-illuminated manuscripts, illuminated manuscripts -- 4. The science of the Hebrew book: journals, catalogs, the preliminary pages, 20th-century, methods, future tasks -- 5. Printing: introduction, incunabula, 1500-1550, 1550-1627, the 17th and 18th centuries, modern period -- 6. Major centers -- 7. Hebrew printers -- 8. Love of the book: the beginnings, Hebrew book titles, the foreword, the recommendation, colophons, proofreaders, trade in books, censorship, bibliophiles, bookplates -- 9. The artistry of the book: typography, methods and techniques, printers' marks, illustrations, binding -- 10. Some basic books: the Bible, the Mishnah and Talmud, the Prayer Books, the Mishneh Torah, the Zohar and Kabbalah, the Haggadah -- 11. Libraries: public libraries in Israel -- appendices: I. transliteration table, II. reading list, III. alphabetical index of title pages. 

hardcover with DJ

24x32 cm

225 pages

good condition