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

Tesori d’arte sacra di Roma e del Lazio dal medioevo all’ottocento
(124 words)

Translated titleTreasures of Sacred Art in Rome and Lazio from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century
Editor & Curator

Salvatore Fornari.

Imprint

Rome, Italy, 1975. 210 pp., 85 pp. (pls.), illustrations: 388 b&w, 22.5 × 21.5 cm. Italian.

Location

Palazzo delle Esposizioni (November–December 1975)

Description

A monumental, collaborative exhibition of Italian ceremonial art. Most items are Christian, with 75 Judaica pieces in the final section “il culto ebraico” [Jewish Worship] (pp. 175–190, cat. nos. 455–529, and plates CLVICLXX). Brief introductory essay by Salvatore Fornari. Descriptive entries. 529 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
ITALY
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Amulets
Besamim
Etrog containers
Hanukkah lamps
Keter Torah
Kiddush cups
Levite sets
Prayerbooks/Mahzors
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, blessing sheets
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Synagogue lamps
Talit
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Torah binders, Italian
Torah mantles
Yad

Cite this page
“Tesori d’arte sacra di Roma e del Lazio dal medioevo all’ottocento”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 10 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0516>
First published online: 2019



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