Shir Hashirim - The Song of Songs

AUCTION 39 | Thursday, April 03rd, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 304

(RABAN, ZE’EV).

Shir Hashirim - The Song of Songs

Decorative additional title page and 26 color plates comprising illustrations, illuminations and calligraphic text by Raban. Opening blank with a neat Hebrew inscription, Liverpool, 1931 Original pictorial silver-and gilt-tooled turquoise boards, sunned. Folio

Berlin / Jerusalem: Hasefer 1923

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $200

Illustrator Ze'ev Raban (Wolf Rawicki) (1890-1970) was a leading progenitor of the Bezalel School-style. A native of Lodz, Poland, Raban immigrated in 1912 to Jerusalem, where he became a member of the faculty of Bezalel