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

Sonnets of Celebration. Hebrew Wedding Poems & Riddles in Honor of the Bride and Groom
(112 words)

Curators

Francesca Bregoli, Havva Charm, Sharon Liberman Mintz.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 2002. Leaflet, 6 pp., illustrations: 1 b&w, 21.5 × 9.5 cm. English.

Location

Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (17 March–2 August 2002)

Description

Italian Jewish wedding poems (epithalamia) and riddles (hiddot) from the 17th and 18th Centuries. Examples range from those simply printed on paper to those lavishly illustrated on parchment, all demonstrating the fervor for these popular pages during this era, and the vibrant celebratory and literary milieu of Italian Jewry. No itemized listing.

main keywords

ITALY
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, ITALY, 17TH–19TH C
PRINTS
WEDDING POEMS, RIDDLES & SONGS

Cite this page
“Sonnets of Celebration. Hebrew Wedding Poems & Riddles in Honor of the Bride and Groom”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1719>
First published online: 2019



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