Ketubbah, The art of the Jewish Marriage Contract

Rizzoli International Publications Inc., 2000 Edition. F/NF. Hardcover, green cloth, DJ, folio size, 199 pp, 61 full-page color plates,A collection of some of the most beautiful and important Jewish marriage contracts written for a general audience. The custom of illuminating the traditional Jewish marriage contract, the kettubah, developed over the last four centuries into a rich and varied form of Jewish folk art. This book offers a broad selection from one of the outstanding collections of kettubot, representing Jewish communities from the Near East to Northern Europe. It focuses particularly on the kettubot of Italy, where the art of illuminated kettubah, founds its most beautiful expression during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, under the influence of Renaissance of Baroque art. Co-produced with the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, home to one of the largest collections of kettubot, this book also offers a fascinating account of Jewish marriage customs and a vivid picture of diverse Jewish communities.. Hardcover. As New/Comme neuf.