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

בית-כנסת שמואל הלוי (אל טרנסיטו) טולידו, ספרד‬‎ La Sinagoga de Samuel ha-Levi (“El Tránsito”), Toledo, España. The Synagogue of Samuel Halevy (“El Tránsito”), Toledo, Spain
(161 words)

Editor & Curator

Mordechai Omer.

Imprint

Tel Aviv, Israel, 1992. 196 pp., illustrated: 17 col., 159 b&w, 23.5 × 29.6 cm. Hebrew, English, and Spanish.

Location

Tel Aviv University, Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery (1992)

Description

Monumental publication on the El Tránsito synagogue, and Iberian Jewish life and culture. 5 essays on the synagogue (Mordechai Omer), its Mudejar decoration (Basilio Pavón Maldonado), the inscriptions in its hall (Ittai Tamari), and the city of Toledo as a reflection of Spanish Jewish history (Ron Barkai). Catalog section addresses 18 topics, including the synagogues of Spain, the development of the Sephardic letter, the molding technique of architectural inscriptions, the Hebrew letter as ornament, and various components of El Tránsito’s decoration. Brief introductory texts. No itemized listing.

main keywords

EL TRÁNSITO
HEBREW SCRIPT
SYNAGOGUES
SYNAGOGUES, ARCHITECTURE
TOLEDO
SPAIN

minor keywords

Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th C
Spain
Synagogues, inscriptions from
Synagogues, Spain

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“‮בית-כנסת שמואל הלוי (אל טרנסיטו) טולידו, ספרד‬‎ La Sinagoga de Samuel ha-Levi (“El Tránsito”), Toledo, España. The Synagogue of Samuel Halevy (“El Tránsito”), Toledo, Spain”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1227>
First published online: 2019



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