Annie Sacerdoti, Franco Bonilauri, Anna Marcella Falco Tedeschi, Vicenza Maugeri, Luisa Mortara Ottolenghi.

Milan, Italy, 1988. 188 pp. (incl. 154 pls.), illustrations: 124 col., 8 b&w, 27 × 23.4 cm. Italian.

Palazzo dei Diamanti and Palazzo Paradiso, Ferrara (20 September 1988–15 January 1989)

Richly-illustrated catalog on Jewish life in Emilia-Romagna over the course of 500 years. Eight essays, including “Artigiani e botteghe in Emilia per la committenza ebraica” by Jadankra Bentini, on Jewish commissions from artisans and workshops in Emilia-Romagna. Also includes “Manoscritti ebraica miniati nelle biblioteche dell/Emilia-Romagna” by Luisa Mortara Ottolenghi, a listing of 43 Hebrew illuminated manuscripts from various places and periods housed in libraries in Emilia-Romagna. Basic entries. 169 items.

This exhibition was part of a larger exhibition project dedicated to the history and cultural riches of the Jews of Emilia-Romagna and the Jews of Prague. The material from Emilia-Romagna was divided between two locations, with the objects being displayed in the Palazzo dei Diamanti, and the manuscripts in the Palazzo Paradiso. Meraviglie dal ghetto. Il tesoro ebraico di Prage [Wonders of the Ghetto. The Treasury of Jewish Prague] was shown at the same time, in the Palazzo dei Diamanti. See #958.

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TORAH ORNAMENTS

Amulets
Book bindings
Circumcision garments
Circumcision implements/objects
Elijah’s chair
Etrog containers
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hanukkah lamps
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, Spain, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 15th C
Keter Torah
Ketubbot
Kiddush cups
Mezuzah cases
Micrography
Ner Tamid
Pesach plates
Printed books
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Scrolls of Esther, engraved borders
Shabbat lamps
Shabbat plates
Synagogues, Emilia-Romagna
Synagogues, Italy
Talit
Tass
Temple of Jerusalem models
Torah Ark curtains
Torah Arks
Torah binders, Italian
Torah mantles
Yad

Jewish Community Museum, San Francisco, Calif., USA (3 October–31 December 1989)

#1073