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

Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts from Iberia
(149 words)

Curator

Brad Sabin Hill.

Imprint

London, United Kingdom, 1992. Booklet, 4 pp., illustrations: 1 col., 29.7 × 21 cm. English.

Location

British Library (18 November 1992–March 1993)

Description

Manuscript treasures from various regions of the Iberian peninsula which reflect the “Sephardic” schools of illumination that flourished in Castile, Catalonia, Portugal and Provence from the 13th–15th C. Colorfully illustrated and finely calligraphed, these monuments of Jewish art show a combination of Eastern and Western influences, often unifying Muslim and Christian elements, gothic and arabesque. Brief introductory text to Hebrew book illumination in general, and in Spain and Portugal in particular. Basic listing. 18 items.

main keywords

HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, PORTUGAL, 12TH–14TH C
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, SPAIN, 12TH–14TH C
PORTUGAL
SPAIN

minor keywords

Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bibles

Related ephemera

Library’s exhibition schedule, November–December 1992, with present exhibition featured on p. 4, and text by Brad Sabin Hill, 12 pp., 3 col. illus., 22.4 × 10 cm.

Cite this page
“Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts from Iberia”, 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_CC1204>
First published online: 2019



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