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

Micrography: The Hebrew Word as Art
(127 words)

Curators

Sharon Liberman Mintz, Elka Deitsch.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 2001. Leaflet, 6 pp., illustrations: 4 b&w, 21 × 9 cm. English.

Location

Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (1 November 2001–1 February 2002)

Description

Micrography as a popular scribal art, first in biblical codices and later in decorated ketubbot, wall hangings and various other contexts favored by Hebrew scribes. Attention also paid to the late-18th-century invention of lithography, which led to the mass production of micrographic prints, and the continuation of this Jewish art form in modern times. No itemized listing.

main keywords

HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
MICROGRAPHY
PRINTS

minor keywords

Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bibles
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, England, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, France, 12th–14th C
Mizrach
Omer calendars
Portraits, rabbis
Postcards

Cite this page
“Micrography: The Hebrew Word as Art”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 21 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1677>
First published online: 2019



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