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

Maps and Views from The Moldovan Family Collection. Jerusalem: Center of the World
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Curator

Alfred Moldovan.

Collection

Moldovan Family Collection.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1984. Booklet, 16 pp., illustrations: 22 b&w, 27.9 × 21.6 cm. English.

Location

HUC-JIR Museum, New York (18 September 1984–1 March 1985)

Description

Cartographic and artistic depictions of Jerusalem that demonstrate the interconnections and mutual influences of those who have traveled to, written about and imagined the Holy City. Illustrations express a wide variety of political, religious and scientific viewpoints of the past, and emphasize the centrality of Jerusalem throughout the ages. Introduction and full descriptive entries by Alfred Moldovan. 59 items.

main keywords

JERUSALEM
MAPS, JERUSALEM

minor keywords

Eretz Israel
Haggadot
Historical photographs
Holy Land travelogues/itineraries
Itinerarium
Mizrach
Printed books

Related ephemera

Bibliography of 31 sources, and addenda, 2 pp., 27.8 × 21.6 cm; Invitation to exhibition opening, postcard, 10.2 × 15.2 cm.

Cite this page
“Maps and Views from The Moldovan Family Collection. Jerusalem: Center of the World”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0786>
First published online: 2019



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