Susi Guggenheim-Weil.

Zurich, Switzerland, 1987. Booklet, 66 pp., illustrations: 96 b&w, 20 × 22 cm. German.

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Germany (23 September–31 October 1987)

Reprint of a 1976 catalog produced for the exhibition’s original showing [#551]. The exhibition tells the history of Hebrew script from ancient to contemporary times. Foreword by Hansjörg Budliger. Brief essays on: ancient script in general (Joseph Naveh), Hebrew inscriptions on ancient coins (Leo Mildenberg), variations of Hebrew script (Henri Friedlaender; Moshe Spitzer; Salomo A. Birnbaum), and printed Hebrew lettering (Bernhard Prijs; Henri Friedlaender). Basic listing. 201 items.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COINS
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
HEBREW PRINTING
HEBREW PRINTING, TYPEFACES
HEBREW SCRIPT
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES

Amulets
Coins
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Persian
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Yemen
Judeo-Persian manuscripts
Ketubbot
Kiddush cups
Mizrach
Mohel books
Pesach plates
Porcelain
Printed books
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Synagogues, mosaic floors
Synagogues, wall paintings
Synagogues, wall paintings, Germany
Synagogues, wooden
Tombstones
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Torah mantles
Yad

Spitzer, Moshe M., “Geschichte der hebräischen Schrift im Überblick” [An Overview of the History of Hebrew Script]. Essay written for the original 1976 exhibition.

Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich, Switzerland (17 September–24 October 1976)

#551

Supplement zum Katalog der Ausstellung Zürich 1976, 1987. Listing of 68 objects.