Auction 54 · Lot 125
Hagadah shel Pesach. With commentary by Isaac Abrabanel. With instructions in Ladino and Yiddish.
- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000
- Hammer price
- $7,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(HAGADAH).
printer
Asher Anshel & Partners
Place
Amsterdam
Publication
1695
Description
Additional engraved title depicting large figures of Moses and Aaron beneath six circular vignettes of Biblical themes. Numerous engraved copper-plate illustrations within the text. Engraved folding Hebrew map. All accomplished by the proselyte Abraham ben Jacob based upon the biblical engravings published by the Swiss artist Matthaeus Merian in 1625-30.
summary
The celebrated Amsterdam Hagadah. The first Hagadah illustrated with copperplate engravings.