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

‮ספרים מספרד‬‎ Books from Sefarad
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Editor

Raphael Weiser.

Curators

Raphael Weiser, Iris Fishof.

Collection

Jewish National and University Library

Imprint

Jerusalem, Israel, 1992. XI, 157 pp., illustrations: 134 col., 30.5 × 23.5 cm. Hebrew and English.

ISBN

9652222615

Location

Israel Museum (14 April–20 October 1992)

Description

Pre-expulsion Spanish books from the Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem, supplemented by a few contemporaneous objects from the Israel Museum. Introduction to the exhibition by Haim Beinart. Brief introduction to Hebrew printing in Spain by Isaac Yudlov. 10 categories of exhibits, including: Manuscripts and Printed Books of the Bible, Biblical Exegesis, Prayers and Liturgical Poetry of Spanish Jews, Medicine, Science, etc. Extensive entries for each exhibit by Raphael Weiser, Rivka Plesser, Shlomo Zucker, Efraim Wust and Isaac Yudlov. 90 items.

main keywords

BIBLES
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, SPAIN, 12TH–14TH C
PRINTED BOOKS
SPAIN

minor keywords

Astronomy/Astrology
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hanukkah lamps
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bibles
Hebrew printing, Spain
Historical documents
Kabbalah
Ketubbot
Liturgical poems
Micrography
Nachmanides
Pesach plates
Seals/Stamps, rabbi’s

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“‮ספרים מספרד‬‎ Books from Sefarad”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1197>
First published online: 2019



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