Philip Hiat.

Philip E. Miller, Innis Howe Shoemaker.

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.

Miami, Fla., USA, 1986. 104 pp., illustrations: 37 col., 23 b&w, 30.2 × 23.3 cm. English.

Center for the Fine Arts (17 July–16 September 1986)

The first major public showing of the Vatican’s Hebraic treasures. Introduction by Philip Hiat. Three catalog essays: “The History of the Hebrew Collections of the Vatican Library” (Leonard E. Boyle), “Texts in Context: Hebraica in the Vatican Library as a Resource for Jewish-Christian Relations (Michael A. Signer)”, and “Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts in the Vatican Library” (Joseph Gutmann). Catalog entries by Philip E. Miller and Michael A. Signer. 56 items.

HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS
PRINTED BOOKS

Bibles
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bibles
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, France, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th C
Micrography
Talmud
Yosifon, Book of

Leaflet for the exhibition’s showing in New York, including excerpts from the catalog text, 6 pp., cover illus. only, 23 × 9.6 cm; Leaflet for the exhibition’s showing in Philadelphia, with description of exhibition and glossary of terms, 6 pp., no illustrations, 28 × 12.8 cm.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tex., USA (December 1986–10 January 1987); HUC-JIR Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, Calif., USA (March–10 April 1988); Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Tenn., USA (1 May–30 June 1988); New York Public Library, New York City, USA (15 October 1988–14 January 1989); Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pa., USA (29 January–2 April 1989); Harvard Semitic Museum, Cambridge, Mass., USA (24 April–9 July 1989)

#988 (Memphis)