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IN HEBREW. RARE, comprehensive and richly illustrated monograph on the Torah Case in four parts. Part 1 is in six chapters: `Torah Scroll and its Accessories in Ancient and Medieval Times`, `The Torah Case in Yemen and India`, `The Torah Case in the Communities of the Babylonian Heritage`, `The Iraqi Torah Case`, `The Torah Case in the Eastern Mediterranean Region`, `The Torah Case in Syria and Lebanon, Egypt and
Eretz Israel`; part 2 contains numerous color and b&w annotated plates; part 3 deals with dedicatory inscriptions; part 4 contains lists of illustrations and collections, glossary, bibliography and indexes. 320x245mm. 267 pages. Hardcover with dust-jacket. Jacket dirty. Jacket edges/corners slightly wrinkled. Cover slightly dirty. Spine edges slightly bumped. Pencil underlining on several pages. This extremely rare monograph on one of the most important Judaica items, of immense interest to scholars of Jewish art and liturgical accessories, is in good condition.