Mata and Arthur Jaffe collection of books as aesthetic objects, 1600?-

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Mata and Arthur Jaffe collection of books as aesthetic objects, 1600?-

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50617072

Rare and unusual books.

Approx. 4000 items.

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Campus, S.E. Wimberly Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7630019

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Campus, S.E. Wimberly Library

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Jaffe, Mata.

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Arthur Jaffe's fascination with book arts began with an interest in the graphicness of the ancient Hebrew "aleph bet," which led to an interest in collecting expressionist woodcuts. Arthur then discovered the woodcuts of Xylographia or "block-books," which were the precursor of the book printed with movable type. Each page was printed from a single block of wood which contained the picture and a caption. These early interests led Arthur Jaffe and his wife, Mata, to begin...

Jaffe, Arthur, 1937-....

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