Books in Hebrew have from the dawn of printing shared many features with non-Hebrew books but differed in numerous graphic, aesthetic, material, or external elements apart from typography. This study surveys the art of the book including ornament, illustration, and a range of visual and physical details which are idiosyncratic to this printed corpus. The discussion of the material book…
The Hebrew Printed Book as Art and Object (26,289 words)
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Hill, Brad Sabin, “The Hebrew Printed Book as Art and Object”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online, General Editor: Emile Schrijver. Consulted online on 06 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-4026_EJBO_SIM_031554>
First published online: 2019
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