Cervera Bible, 1299-1300 AD

Cervera Bible, 1299-1300 AD

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AUTHOR: DAVID KIMHI

LANGUAGE: HEBREW

DATE: 30 JULY 1299-19 MAY 1300

PAGE #: 904

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 8.75 x 11.50 IN

Large Format measures 11.25 x 14.5 inches

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: THE CERVERA BIBLE IS AMONG THE OLDEST AND MOST SIGNIFICANT SEPHARDI BIBLES TO SURVIVE THE DESTRUCTION OF MOST OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE KINGDOMS OF CASTILE AND ARAGON. IT BEGAN IN 1391, CONTINUING WITH THE EXPULSION OF THE JEWS FROM SPAIN IN 1492, AND THEN FROM PORTUGAL IN 1498. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE IBERIAN HEBREW PALEOGRAPHY OF ITS TIME, THIS MANUSCRIPT ON PARCHMENT CONSISTS OF 451 FOLIOS IN TWO COLUMNS, EACH WITH 31 LINES. PROFUSELY ILLUMINATED IN GOLD, AND COLOR, WITH MOZARABIC AND JEWISH MOTIFS. IT INCLUDES THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, THE MASORAH, AND A GRAMMATICAL TREATISE, SEFER HA-NIKUD, WRITTEN BY RABBI DAVID KIMHI (CIRCA 1160−CIRCA 1235).

THIS IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF A HEBREW MANUSCRIPT CONTAINING AN EXPLICIT SIGNATURE OF THE ARTIST. IT INCLUDES ORNAMENTAL PAGE BORDERS, FULL-PAGE ILLUMINATIONS REPRESENTING JEWISH ICONOGRAPHY, AND SMALLER ILLUMINATIONS ILLUSTRATING PARTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

NOTE: ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT.


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Hebrew Bible, 1300 AD

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