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

Towards the Eternal Center. Israel, Jerusalem and the Temple
(132 words)

Editors & Curators

Sharon Liberman Mintz, Elka Deitsch.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1996. 71 pp., illustrations: 19 col., 42 b&w, 22.4 × 21 cm. English.

ISBN

0873340728

Location

Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (5 March–27 June 1996)

Description

Artistic representations of Israel, Jerusalem and the Temple from the 16th C onward. Exhibition in three sections: Israel in maps, Jerusalem in manuscripts, rare printed books and postcards, and the Temple in prints and mizrachs. Detailed descriptive entries. 61 items.

main keywords

ERETZ ISRAEL
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM IN ART
MAPS, HOLY LAND
POSTCARDS
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS
TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM IN ART/ARCHITECTURE

minor keywords

Amulets
Genizot
Haggadot
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Holy Land travelogues/itineraries
Joseph ben David of Leipnik (scribe-artist)
Maps, Jerusalem
Micrography
Mizrach
Mohel books
Prayerbooks/Mahzors

Related ephemera

Exhibition checklist, leaflet, 4 pp., no illustrations, 21 × 9 cm. 61 items.

Cite this page
“Towards the Eternal Center. Israel, Jerusalem and the Temple”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1413>
First published online: 2019



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