Vivian B. Mann, Richard I. Cohen.

New York City, USA, 1996. 251 pp., illustrations: 69 col., 98 b&w, 28.5 × 24 cm. English.

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Jewish Museum New York (8 September 1996–17 January 1997)

The phenomenon and impact of Court Jewry in the Germanic lands. Six in-depth essays cover the history of Court Jews (Yosef Kaplan), their involvement in economics and politics (Michael Graetz), their portrayal in Glückl von Hameln’s writings (Natalie Zemon Davis), and some outstanding figures: Alexander David of Braunschweig (Ralf Busch), Esther Liebmann (Deborah Hertz), and Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his sons (Fritz Backhaus). The final essay “Melding Worlds: Court Jews and the Arts of the Baroque” (Richard I. Cohen and Vivian B. Mann) examines the role of the Court Jew as patron of the arts, the revival of Hebrew manuscript illumination in this period, the use of art as propaganda (exemplified by the case of Jud Süß Oppenheimer), the influence of Court Jews on their communities and those who served them, etc. Detailed descriptive entries. 271 items.

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COURT JEWS
CZECH REPUBLIC
GLÜCKEL OF HAMELN
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, BOHEMIA-MORAVIA & GERMANY, 17TH–19TH C
GERMANY
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
OPPENHEIMER, JOSEPH (“JUD SÜß”)
PAINTINGS
PATRONAGE
PORTRAITS
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS

Aaron Wolf Herlingen of Gewitsch (scribe-artist)
Amulets
Antisemitic images/objects
Clocks/Watches
Coins
Drawings/Sketches
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hanukkah lamps
Hevra Kadisha beakers
Homes/Residences, Jewish
Medals
Porcelain
Prayers for the sovereign
Prints, antisemitic
Prints, Jewish figures
Prints, synagogues
Rothschild Family
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Shabbat lamps
Torah Ark curtains
Torah Arks, miniature
Torah binders
Torah mantles