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

Prag um 1600. Kunst und Kultur am Hofe Kaiser Rudolfs II.
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Translated titlePrague around 1600. Art and Culture at the Court of Rudolph II
Curators

Jürgen Schultze, Hermann Fillitz.

Imprint

Vienna, Austria, 1988. 2 vols., 624 pp., 320 pp., illustrations: vol. 1: 108 col., 641 b&w; vol. 2: 41 col., 314 b&w, 29.7 × 24.5 cm. German.

ISBN

3923641257

Location

Kunsthistorisches Museum (1988)

Description

Monumental exhibition and catalog. 16 essays on the period’s history, art, architecture, iconography, costume, etc., including the brief essay “Die Prager Judenstadt zur Zeit der rudolfinischen Renaissance” [The Jewish Town in Prague at the Time of Rudolph’s Renaissance], by Vladimír Sadek, followed by catalog of 14 Jewish items (pp. 597–605, cat. nos. 496–508). All objects pictured. Detailed descriptive entries. 825 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
PRAGUE
PRINTED BOOKS
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES

minor keywords

Amulets
Czech Republic
Kiddush cups
Levite sets
Torah Ark curtains
Torah mantles

Cite this page
“Prag um 1600. Kunst und Kultur am Hofe Kaiser Rudolfs II.”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1024>
First published online: 2019



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