THE JERUSALEM WINDOWS Text and Notes by Jean Leymarie. This item is unavailable.THE JERUSALEM WINDOWS Text and Notes by Jean Leymarie

First edition, translated from the French by Eliaine Desautels With two original colour lithographs by Marc Chagall done expressly for this edition and with over 100 plates, 64 of which in full colour, primarily being of the designs for the Jerusalem Windows commissioned for the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center Synagogue. The thirty-six prefatory colour designs, some of which are in twenty colours, were transferred to the stones by Charles Sorlier under the direction of Marc Chagall. These designs and the two original lithographs by the artist were printed by Mourlot Frères. The other reproductions and the binding are by Draeger Frères. The Texts by Jean Leymarie were composed by hand in "Romain du Roi" and were printed by the Imprimerie Nationale de France. Folio, publisher's original red cloth, lettered on the upper cover and spine in gilt,photo-view endpapers, in the original paper dustjacket and acetate wrap. 210, [2] pp. A very good copy, internally the two original lithographs and all the plates are fine, ex-libris Bundy Art Gallery, the binding a touch loose with some cosmetic splitting at the inner hinges, the red cloth bright, though mellowed a bit at the edges and in spots on the spine panel in two areas where the jacket is chipped, the jacket remains attractive even with the two chipped spots at the spine panel, some general edgewear and wear along the folds, a neat tape repair from the back, the acetate wrapper with some loss and tape repairs. FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPRESSIVELY PRODUCED BOOK WHICH INCLUDED TWO ORIGINAL COLOUR LITHOGRAPHS BY MARC CHAGALL. Marc Chagall was commissioned to create stained glass windows for the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center Synagogue, located in the Judaean Hills of Jerusalem. The project would consist of twelve windows, one each to represent the twelve tribes. Each window was to be an original and unique composition. Chagall created the designs on paper before making the final choices of which would be executed in stained glass. The Jerusalem Windows project was one of the artist's most ambitious projects. The book was compiled by Andre Sauret. Jean Leymarie's text was set by hand in Romain du Roi and was printed in France by the Imprimerie Nationale. The thirty-six preparatory color designs, some of which are in twenty colors, were transferred to stone by Charles Sorlier under the direction of Marc Chagall. These designs, as well as the two original lithographs by Marc Chagall, were printed by Mourlot Freres. The other reproductions and the binding are by Draeger Freres.…