Evelyn M. Cohen, Sharon Liberman Mintz, Emile G.L. Schrijver.

Sharon Liberman Mintz, Emile G.L. Schrijver.

Rene Braginsky.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2009. 295 pp., illustrations: 165 col., 27.5 × 22.8 cm. English.

9789040076541

Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana (16 October 2009–18 January 2010)

The first public exhibition of Rene Braginsky’s extraordinary private collection. The monumental catalog is a luxurious production, with full-page color illustrations and in-depth scholarly entries for each exhibit. Material presented in three parts, each with introductory essay(s): 1. Manuscripts and Printed Books (Menahem Schmelzer, Emile G.L. Schrijver), 2. Marriage Contracts (Shalom Sabar), and 3. Esther Scrolls (Sharon Liberman Mintz, Elka Deitsch, with Gabriel Goldstein). Most of the Esther scrolls are reproduced in their entirety. 104 items.

On-line version of the exhibition: www.braginskycollection.com (English and Hebrew).

For another catalog of the Braginsky Collection see #2064 (2011).

HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
KETUBBOT
PRINTED BOOKS
SCROLLS OF ESTHER
SCRIBE-ARTISTS

Aaron Wolf Herlingen of Gewitsch (scribe-artist)
Aryeh Judah Leib ben Elchanan of Trebitsch (scribe-artist)
Aryeh Leib ben Daniel (scribe-artist)
Astronomy/Astrology
Baruch ben Shemariah (scribe-artist)
Bibles
Binger, Hijman (scribe-artist)
Book bindings
Bouton, Victor (scribe-artist)
Evronot
Ezekiel Joshua Maisels of Dolina
Franck, Paul-Jean
Griselini, Francesco
Haggadot
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Alsace
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bibles
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Corfu
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, France, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, India
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Iraq
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th–16th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Jerusalem, 19th–20th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Morocco
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Turkey
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Portugal, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th C
Historical documents
Isaac Siprut (scribe-artist)
Joseph ben David of Leipnik (scribe-artist)
Judah Leib ben Meir of Glogau (scribe-artist)
Leib Zahr Sofer of Lackenbach (scribe-artist)
Meshullam Zimmel of Polna (scribe-artist)
Moses Leib ben Wolf of Trebitsch (scribe-artist)
Nathan ben Simson of Meseritsch (scribe-artist)
Playing cards
Prayerbooks/Mahzors
Rothschild, Charlotte (scribe-artist)
Salom Italia, Esther scroll borders
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Scrolls of Esther, engraved borders
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Uri Feibush ben Isaac Segal (scribe-artist)

Invitation to exhibition opening in Amsterdam, folded card, 2 pp., 1 col. illus., 21 × 14.8 cm; Invitation to exhibition opening in Jerusalem, folded card, 1 col. illus., 10 × 22 cm; Checklist of the Esther Scrolls, leaflet, 4 pp., no illustrations, 29.6 × 21.1 cm. English and Dutch.

Yeshiva University Museum, New York City, USA (17 March–11 July 2010); Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (December 2010–April 2011)