| Translated title | Torah and Crown. Ceremonial Objects of the Jewish Diaspora in the Ukraine |
| Editor & Curator |
Wilfried Seipel. |
| Collection |
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine. |
| Imprint |
Vienna, Austria, 1993. 258 pp., illustrations: 126 col., 30 b&w, 27 × 22.7 cm. German. |
| ISBN |
3900325308 |
| Location |
Kunsthistorisches Museum (14 September–7 November 1993) |
| Description |
Ceremonial objects from the largest Judaica collection in the Ukraine. Monumental, well-illustrated catalog with four essays on: the history of Kiev’s Jewish community (Michail Kalnizkij), the Museum’s Judaica collection (Tatjana Romanowskaja & Elena Wolkowinskaja), Jewish silversmithing in the Ukraine (Žanna Arustamjan), Russian and Ukrainian silversmiths’ marks (Elena Starčenko), and the restoration of Judaica from the Collection (Viktor Baglej). Catalog listing according to object type, each with introductory text. Considerable number of Torah ornaments and besamim. Detailed descriptive entries. 111 items. |
| main keywords |
BESAMIM |
| minor keywords |
Book bindings |
