The People and the Book. The Background of Three Hundred Years of Jewish Life in America.

Author	Joshua Bloch.
Imprint	New York City, USA, 1954. 134 pp., illustrations: 26 b&w, 18 × 26 cm. English.
Location	L.C. Card No. 54–13246
Description	New York Public Library (October–December 1954)
Description	An exhibition illustrating the diverse European origins of American Jewry, mounted in celebration of 300 years of Jewish Life in America. Annotated list of illuminated manuscripts, rare books, authentic documents and related materials, largely from the New York Public Library and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Preface by Louis Rabinowitz. Introduction by Joshua Bloch. Full descriptions. 111 items.
main keywords	EASTERN EUROPE HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS PRINTED BOOKS SCRIBE-ARTISTS UNITED STATES
minor keywords	Abraham ben Mordechai Farissol (scribe-artist) Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th C Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th C Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Netherlands Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th C Joel ben Shimon (scribe-artist) Maimonides Meir ben Israel Jaffe of Heidelberg (scribe-artist) Menasseh ben Israel Meshullam, Ella (scribe-artist) Raphael Montalto ben Elijah Montalto (scribe-artist) Scrolls of Esther, engraved borders Scrolls of Esther, illuminated

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