History of the ancient synagogue of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews : the cathedral synagogue of the Jews in England, situate in Bevis Marks : a memorial volume written specially to celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of its inauguration, 1701-1901 : with illustrations and facsimiles of deeds and documents / by the Rev. the Haham, Dr. Moses Gaster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939.

Contributor:

Alfonso Cassuto Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation (London, England).

Jews--England--London.

Jews.

England--London.

Penn Provenance:

Cassuto, Alfonso, 1910-1990 (bookplate) (former owner) (stamp) (Cassuto Collection copy)

Physical Description:

201 pages. 2 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 28 cm

Other Title:

At head of title: Ḳahal ḳadosh sefaradim shaʻar ha-shaṃayim Y. TS. V. 5461-5661

At head of title: קהל קדוש ספרדים שער השמים יצ״ו התס״א־תרס״א

Place of Publication:

London, [publisher not identified], 5661, 1901.

Notes:

Title vignette.

"Not published. For presentation only."

Local Notes:

Alfonso Cassuto Collection copy acquired for the Penn Libraries in 2014 from the Cassuto family in Portugal.

Cassuto Collection copy has bookplate (on front pastedown) and armorial blind stamp (on title leaf and p. 201) of the library of Alfonso Cassuto.

Cassuto Collection copy bound in three-quarter dark red calf over dark red decorative boards;5 raised, gold-tooled bands on spine; gold- tooled spine panels; author's name and brief title ("PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH SYNAGOGUE") stamped in gold on spine; red endpapers; red tops; red silk marker.

OCLC:

8443799