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

Perspectives on Jewish Messianism. An Exhibition of Rare Books and Manuscripts from the Judaica Collections of the Columbia University Libraries. April 13–24, 1981
(154 words)

Author & Curator

Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1981. Booklet, 36 pp., illustrations: 19 b&w, 25.4 × 19 cm. English.

Location

Columbia University, Low Memorial Library (13–24 April 1981)

Description

An exhibition that accompanied a conference on Jewish Messianism. Text provides a detailed survey of Jewish Messianic beliefs: sources, symbols, trends and central figures. Material divided into 9 sections, including The Restored Temple as Symbol of Messianic Hope, Messianism in Jewish Liturgy, Menasseh ben Israel, An Apostate Messiah, and a Heterodox Philosopher, etc. Each section with introduction and detailed listing of exhibits by Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi. 66 items.

main keywords

MESSIAH/MESSIANISM
MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL
PRINTED BOOKS
SHABBETAI TSVI

minor keywords

Haggadot
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Hebrew printers
Ketubbot
Mohel books
Natan of Gaza
Prayerbooks/Mahzors
Temple of Jerusalem in art/architecture

Related ephemera

Conference schedule, leaflet, 4 pp., 1 b&w illus., 24.7 × 18.4 cm.

Cite this page
“Perspectives on Jewish Messianism. An Exhibition of Rare Books and Manuscripts from the Judaica Collections of the Columbia University Libraries. April 13–24, 1981”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 01 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0676>
First published online: 2019



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