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

Triumph des Todes? Ausstellungskatalog
(122 words)

Translated titleTriumph of Death? Exhibition Catalog
Editor & Curator

Gerda Mraz.

Imprint

Eisenstadt, Austria, 1992. 382 pp., illustrations: 12 col., 56 b&w, 21 × 20.4 cm. German.

ISBN

3900960089

Location

Museum für Österreichischer Kultur (12 June–26 October 1992)

Description

Art and culture associated with death. Jewish views and objects discussed in Patricia Steines’ essay “ ‘… mit den Trauernden um Zion und Jerusalem …’ Tod und Begräbnis im Judentum” [“ ‘… with the Mourners of Zion and Jerusalem’ … Death and Burial in Judaism”] (pp. 140–155, figs. 17–20). Jewish garments for burial and mourning displayed in Room 5 (pp. 285–289, cat. nos. 5.13–5.15.9, and figs. 41–42). 21 Jewish items.

main keywords

DEATH/MOURNING
HEVRA KADISHA

minor keywords

Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Hevra Kadisha beakers
Hevra Kadisha utensils
Memor books
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies

Cite this page
“Triumph des Todes? Ausstellungskatalog”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 21 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1186>
First published online: 2019



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