March II 2021 Catalogue

B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s F a i t h 2 0 2 1 56 “Undoubtedly The Most Distinguished Illustrated Edition Produced In Europe During The 19th Century”: Richly Illustrated 1864 Trieste Haggadah 57. (HAGGADAH) Seder Ha-Haggadah Shel Pesah Im Tziyurim. Hugah B’iyun Nimratz Me’et Abraham Hai Morpurgo. Trieste, 1864. Folio, 20th-century half vellum. $5200. Click for More Info Beautifully and richly illustrated Haggadah printed in Trieste, with elaborately engraved Gothic title page depicting Moses, Aaron, David and Solomon, and with 58 splendid wood engravings by C. Kirchmayr (almost one on every page). “The Trieste Haggadah is undoubtedly the most distinguished illustrated edition produced in Europe during the 19th century… Almost every page contains a large engraving above the text, drawn by C. Kirchmayr. Though inspired by the iconographic themes of the past, the Trieste engravings are not a mere aping of the stereotypes then current, but display a welcome freshness of design … A scene showing the family around the Seder table had been a standard feature of almost all illustrated Haggadot. As certain influential Haggadot began to be copied later, the representation of the Seder became increasingly anachronistic… [However,] in the Trieste Haggadah the artist has clearly set out to present a middle-class Italian Jewish family of his own time ” (Yerushalmi 102-105). The ultimate leaf contains the musical notes for Adir Hu, Adir Bimlukha, and Ehad Mi Yodeyah. Yudlov 1216. Pencil and ink annotations in several hands. Occasional light staining characteristic of ceremonial use; minor paper repairs. An extremely good copy, attractively bound.