Oded Antman (2 results)
The Jerusalem Haggadah : Gateway to the Haggadah Two Volumes Text and Commentary
Hershberg Yael, Pludwinski Izzy, Epstein Marc Michael . Antman, Oded
Published by Aryeh Editions, Jerusalem 1997
- Hardcover
Seller: Schoen Books, South Deerfield, MA, U.S.A.Schoen Books
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full leather and half leather. Condition: Very Good. This majestic Haggadah was commissioned to celebrate Jerusalem on the 3000th anniversary of King David establishing it as the capital of the kingdom.Facsimile Limited edition 1/500 Elephant folio full leather and companion volume half leather over grey cloth. Yael Hershberg ha…s used unique motifs from the architectural heritage of Jerusalem and drawn upon a large range of Biblical and Rabbinic sources to create 62 extraorindarily vibrant illustrations with gold leaf illuminations.The Calligrapher Izzy Pludwinski's marvelously crafted letters of the text are super imposed over the backdrop of Jerusalem stone gateways and doors and windows. .In addtition four images from the facsimile in a separate portfolio are included. A companion volume offers supplementary material by Marc Michael Epstein, including an introduction and commentary to notes by the artist, and stunning black-and-white photographs by Oded Antman meant to illustrate the arbchitectural inspiration for Hershberg's work The photographs depict the actual buildings alongside plates of the illuminations they inspired.Limited and signed by Hershberg OCLC 54245322. Yael Hershberg (illustrator).
The Jerusalem Haggadah: Gateway to the Haggadah. 2-vol. set (Complete) [SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST]
Epstein, Marc Michael (Commentary by); Yael Hershberg (Illustrator); Oded Antman (Photographs by); Izzy Pludwinski (Calligraphy by)
Published by Aryeh Editions, Jerusalem 1997
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Near fine to find condition. Limited First edition. 152/500. Elephant folio. Original full leather with gold lettering on spine and blind-stamped illustration on front cover (Haggadah volume). The companion volume is half leather over grey cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Both volumes are housed in a gr…ey cloth felt-lined slipcase with leather top and bottom edges. Limitation page of companion volume numbered 152/500 and signed by Yael Hershberg. Illuminated vignette and title page. Using unique motifs from the architecture of Jerusalem acclaimed Israeli artist Yael Hershberg has drawn on a wide range of biblical and rabbinic sources to illustrate in 62 magnificent and vibrantly colored gold-leaf-illuminations new motifs that bring the Passover saga to a high level of artistic inspiration. This work also contains two stunning micrograph plates which utilize minute Hebrew letters to form representational designs depicting the Lion of Judah and a view of Jerusalem. The artistic representation of Izzy Pludwinski's sensitively crafted letters superimposed over the backdrop of Jerusalem stone gateways evokes the beauty of a millenary tradition reflected through this architecture. Incorporating the full seder text as well as the Song of Songs, this stunning work is one of the most ambitious Haggadah projects ever made. It is published with a unique companion volume by Judaica authority Dr. Marc Michael Epstein and highlighted with stunning b/w photographs by Jerusalem photographer Oded Antman. The photographs depict the actual buildings alongside plates of the extraordinary illuminations they inspired. This Haggadah truly provides a new way of seeing the city that embodies so much of the heritage and the hope conveyed by the Passover seder, culminating in its fervent, ageless prayer "Next year in Jerusalem." Text volume in English, Haggadah in Hebrew. Slipcase lightly bumped along the top edge. Bindings with minor abrasions to the leather near the head of the spine and top of the covers, professionally restored. Slipcase in very good+, bindings in very good to very good+, interiors in.