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

Lampen, Leuchter, Licht (II) aus der Metallsammlung des Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde
(135 words)

Translated titleLamps, Candlesticks, Light (II), from the Metalworks Collection of the Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde
Author & Curator

Gudrun Hempel.

Imprint

Vienna, Austria, 1991. 132 pp., illustrations: 32 b&w, 20.8 × 14.7 cm. German.

ISBN

3900359512

Location

Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde (Gartenpalais Schönborn) (8 October 1991–2 February 1992)

Description

Lights and lamps of all kinds, including those for ritual purposes. Foreword by Johann Marte. Section on “Sakrale Lampen und Leuchter” [Sacred Lamps and Lights] (pp. 80–86), with four Hanukkah and Shabbat lamps (cat. nos. 222–226), pp. 83 & 86. This was the second of two special exhibitions from the collection of Ladislaus Edler von Benesch, which the Museum received in 1901. 343 items.

Description

For the first exhibition, see #804.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
LAMPS
LIGHT IN JEWISH ART

minor keywords

Candlesticks/Candelabra
Hanukkah lamps
Shabbat lamps

Cite this page
“Lampen, Leuchter, Licht (II) aus der Metallsammlung des Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 26 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1167>
First published online: 2019



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