Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Jewish Life in Oriental Countries. A List of Books and Manuscripts Exhibited at the New York Public Library March 30th to December 31st, 1926
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Author

Joshua Bloch.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1926. Booklet, 15 pp., no illustrations, 25.4 × 17.8 cm. English.

Location

New York Public Library (30 March–31 December 1926)

Description

Books and manuscripts written by or about Jews from the Orient. Catalog published in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library, November 1926, with a short introduction, list of articles about the exhibition, and unnumbered list of exhibits. Brief descriptions. Circa 221 items.

main keywords

HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS, UNDECORATED
PRINTED BOOKS

minor keywords

Amulets
Astronomy/Astrology
Cairo Genizah
China
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Haggadot
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Persian
Historical documents
India
Iran/Persia
Kaifeng
Karaites
Medicine
Prayerbooks/Mahzors
Purim, special (individual/communal)
Samaritans
Scrolls of Esther
Tombstones, sketches/rubbings
Yemen

Related ephemera

Marx, Alexander, “Die Bücher und Manuskripte der Seminars-Bibliothek auf der Ausstellung der New Yorker Stadtbibliothek”, Soncino Blätter, II (1927), pp. 113–116.

Cite this page
“Jewish Life in Oriental Countries. A List of Books and Manuscripts Exhibited at the New York Public Library March 30th to December 31st, 1926”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 29 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0042>
First published online: 2019



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