The Book of Letters: a Mystical Alef-bait / Kushner, Lawrence., 1975
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Scope and Contents
The author combines the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet with meanings from ancient Judaic sources, Talmudic commentary, Hasidic folk tales and Kabbalistic mysteries with his own original calligraphy. This is the first edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1975
Creator
- Kushner, Lawrence, 1943- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (64 pages) in dust jacket) ; 22.2 x 16 x 1.3 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
shelf alphabeti
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: New York : Harper & Row. Signed by: Lawrence Kushner (b.c.- inside front cover). Inscription: For Aberta & Roger Lipson. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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