The Illuminated Haggadah

by Michael Shire

Book Overview

An edition of the liturgy for the Passover Seder is illustrated with images from the illuminated medieval haggadot in the renowned collection of Judaica in the British Library and includes commentary on the traditional text. Simultaneous.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155670724X
• ISBN13: 9781556707247
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.3"
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Medieval Illuminations at there best

Many of the illuminations in this text are also in The Golden Haggadah - refer to the latter for the art history and criticism related to the illuminations.This volume is a traditional Haggadah in Hebrew and English with illuminations from Medieval texts in the British Library. The result is a splendid, visually appealing book. The illuminations run from vines running down the margins of the page, to elaborate Hebrew letters, folk illustrations, and icon-like depictions of Biblical scenes. Here and there a bit of commentary on the contents of the ritual is included. It is clear that the hope of the authors that the Haggadah be not only a beautiful book on your shelf but also be used as a beautiful book in the celebration of Passover.

One of the most engaging and interesting haggadahs

The Haggadah is beautiful and the text is authentic and easy to follow. It is not only an art book, it is a practical and useful haggadah for use during the seder. It brings Pesach to life and connects us to our history.

Beautiful and usable hagaddah

This is a beautifully illustrated hagadah with rare images. The text is very easy to follow and the commentary is very helpful and insightful.