Auction 018
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
By Kedem
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Jan 23, 2019
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 471:
Three Books – "The Saga of the Holy City" / "The Holy Land in Old Prints and Maps" / "Maps of the Holy Land" by ...
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Three Books – "The Saga of the Holy City" / "The Holy Land in Old Prints and Maps" / "Maps of the Holy Land" by Eran Laor – Illustrations, Photographs and Maps
Three books:
1. Jerusalem, the saga of the Holy City, by Michael Avi-Yonah, David Amiran, Julius Rothschild and H. Meyer. Introduction by Benjamin Mazar. Jerusalem: Universitas, 1954.
A copy out of a limited edition with hand-colored prints.
2. The Holy Land in old prints and maps by Zev Vilnay. Jerusalem: Reuven Mass, 1963.
The book is accompanied by more than 500 illustrations and photographs of various sites in Palestine.
Enclosed are letters exchanged between Zev Vilany, Reuven Mass and Hermann Meyer.
3. Maps of the Holy Land, Cartobibliography of Printed Maps, 1475-1900. New-York – Amsterdam: R. Liss-Meridian, 1986.
Bibliography of about 1170 maps of Palestine printed between the years 1475-1900, from the collection of Eran Laor. 23 color plates.
Enclosed are two copies of an essay by Prof. Naftali Kadmon: "Principles of Universal Cartography and their demonstration by maps in the Laor collection". (Hebrew).
Size and condition vary.
