No. 98919839

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Bible – Bezalel-Style Leather Binding with Copper Relief of the Tower of David - 1950
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Bible – Bezalel-Style Leather Binding with Copper Relief of the Tower of David - 1950

Publisher: Sinai Publishing, Tel Aviv Language: Hebrew Pages: 1,384 Dimensions: 18 × 12 × 6 cm Binding: Brown embossed faux-leather with copper plaque Decoration: Gilded edges, decorative endpapers A beautiful mid-century Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) published by Sinai, Tel Aviv, in the 1950s. The volume is bound in an elegant Bezalel-style embossed faux-leather binding, richly decorated with floral motifs in relief. The front cover features a copper plaque depicting the Tower of David in Jerusalem, with inscriptions “Migdal David – Yerushalayim – Bezalel” in Hebrew. The binding captures the artistic spirit of Jerusalem’s Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, combining traditional symbolism with mid-20th-century Israeli design. The gilt page edges and ornamental endpapers enhance the book’s refined, devotional character. A fine and collectible example of Israeli Judaica craftsmanship, uniting faith, artistry, and national heritage — an elegant piece for collectors of Hebrew Bibles and Bezalel art.

No. 98919839

Sold
Bible – Bezalel-Style Leather Binding with Copper Relief of the Tower of David - 1950

Bible – Bezalel-Style Leather Binding with Copper Relief of the Tower of David - 1950

Publisher: Sinai Publishing, Tel Aviv
Language: Hebrew
Pages: 1,384
Dimensions: 18 × 12 × 6 cm
Binding: Brown embossed faux-leather with copper plaque
Decoration: Gilded edges, decorative endpapers

A beautiful mid-century Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) published by Sinai, Tel Aviv, in the 1950s. The volume is bound in an elegant Bezalel-style embossed faux-leather binding, richly decorated with floral motifs in relief. The front cover features a copper plaque depicting the Tower of David in Jerusalem, with inscriptions “Migdal David – Yerushalayim – Bezalel” in Hebrew.

The binding captures the artistic spirit of Jerusalem’s Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, combining traditional symbolism with mid-20th-century Israeli design. The gilt page edges and ornamental endpapers enhance the book’s refined, devotional character.

A fine and collectible example of Israeli Judaica craftsmanship, uniting faith, artistry, and national heritage — an elegant piece for collectors of Hebrew Bibles and Bezalel art.

Final bid
€ 6
Ilaria Colombo
Expert
Estimate  € 150 - € 180

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