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

Iron and Star. Jewish Brescia in the Renaissance Italy
(103 words)

Curator

Franco Bontempi.

Imprint

Toronto, Canada, 1996. 8 pp., 18 pp. (unbound), illustrations: 18 b&w, 32.5 × 22.5 cm. English.

Location

Insituto Italiano di Cultura, Toronto (16 January–20 February 1996)

Description

The relationship between the iron industry and the Jews in Brescia during the Renaissance. Historical essay on the Jewish presence in Brescia since the Roman times, and their role in the city’s iron industry (Franco Bontempi). No itemized listing.

main keywords

BRESCIA
PRINTED BOOKS
WOODCUTS

minor keywords

Italy
Soncino Press

Related ephemera

18 unbound plates showing woodcuts by Gershom Soncino. 29.8 × 21 cm.

Other venue

Yeshiva University Museum, New York City, USA (1996)

Cite this page
“Iron and Star. Jewish Brescia in the Renaissance Italy”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 29 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1430>
First published online: 2019



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