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

‮אורות ספרד‬‎ Lorca. Luces de Sefarad. Lights of Sepharad
(127 words)

Curators

Ángel Iniesta Sanmartin, Andrés Rodríguez Martínez, Juana Ponce García.

Imprint

Murcia, Spain, 2009. 423 pp., illustrations: 218 col., 15 b&w, 28 × 24.2 cm. Spanish.

ISBN

9788475644608

Location

Museo Arqueológico de Murcia (29 January–12 April 2009)

Description

Glass synagogue lamps, clay Hanukkah lamps, and other archaeological remains from the city and castle of Lorca (Murcia, Spain), which have shed unparalleled light on the Jewish community there in the Late Middle Ages. 8 essays on: the kingdom of Murcia, Jewish life in Castillo de Lorca, the synagogue, the ghetto, the synagogue’s plasterwork, and its lights. Detailed descriptive entries. 91 items.

main keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
HANUKKAH LAMPS
LORCA
MIDDLE AGES
SYNAGOGUE LAMPS
SYNAGOGUES

minor keywords

Christian illuminated manuscripts
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th C
Historical documents
Spain
Synagogues, ancient, Diaspora
Synagogues, inscriptions from
Synagogues, Lorca
Synagogues, Spain

Cite this page
“‮אורות ספרד‬‎ Lorca. Luces de Sefarad. Lights of Sepharad”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 07 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1983>
First published online: 2019



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