Restored Manuscript of the Mishneh Torah
Vos iz Neias brings an AP report about a newly restored MS of the Mishneh Torah which will be displayed at the Israel Museum.
Experts at Israel’s national museum have completed the restoration of a 15th-century Hebrew manuscript with exquisite illustrations made by master Italian artisans, officials said Thursday.
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The museum has half of the original book, which was divided into two parts in the 19th century. The other half is owned by the Vatican Library.
The manuscript displayed to reporters Thursday was created in Italy just as the era of great illuminated manuscripts was drawing to a close and the art of bookmaking in Europe was being permanently altered by the advent of the printing press.
James Snyder, the museum’s director, said the manuscript was produced by one of the top Renaissance workshops and is “perhaps without parallel in character.”
The complete article can be read here.