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

Onder de Hamer. De veelzijdige verzameling van David Henriques de Castro (1826–1898). Up for Auction. The Variegated Collection of David Henriques de Castro (1826–1898)
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Author & Curator

Julie-Marthe Cohen.

Collection

David Henriques de Castro.

Imprint

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1999. Booklet, 39 pp., illustrations: 12 col., 18 b&w, 24 × 17 cm. Dutch and English.

Location

Joods Historisch Museum (20 May–29 August 1999)

Description

An attempt to locate and reassemble (temporarily) David Henriques de Castro’s collection of books, manuscripts and works of art, which were auctioned off one hundred years earlier, in May 1899. Catalog essay on de Castro, his scholarly activities, and his collections and their dispersion after his death. No itemized listing.

main keywords

DE CASTRO, DAVID HENRIQUES
PHOTOGRAPHS
PORTRAITS
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS

minor keywords

Amsterdam
Cemeteries, Netherlands
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bibles
Ketubbot
Netherlands
Porcelain
Prints, synagogues
Tombstones, medieval

Cite this page
“Onder de Hamer. De veelzijdige verzameling van David Henriques de Castro (1826–1898). Up for Auction. The Variegated Collection of David Henriques de Castro (1826–1898)”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1549>
First published online: 2019



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