Edward van Voolen.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2011. 220 pp., illustrations: 180 col., 3 b&w, 15.6 × 15.5 cm. Dutch.

9789078653288

Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (17 December 2011–15 April 2012)

Companion book to a monumental exhibition of the same name, organized in collaboration with the Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam. The exhibition told the story of 3000 years of Jewish religion, culture, art and history through more than 500 artifacts, many of which had never before been exhibited in the Netherlands. Companion book with brief texts on 100 topics related to Judaism and Jewish customs, illustrated by a great variety of objects from the exhibition. 100 items featured.

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
PAINTINGS
TEXTILES

Aleph-Bet books/sheets
Amulets
Angels/Demons
Antisemitic images/objects
Archaeological finds
Besamim
Book bindings
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Chagall, Marc
Challah boards/plates
Challah covers
Circumcision implements/objects
Coins
Dead Sea Scrolls
Etrog containers
Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts
Hanukkah lamps
Hebrew alphabet
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, 10th–12th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Netherlands, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th C
Herzl, Theodore
Hevra Kadisha painted panels
Hevra Kadisha pitchers/tankards
Joseph ben David of Leipnik (scribe-artist)
Judeo-Persian manuscripts
Kabbalah
Kalonymus ben Judah (scribe-artist)
Kaufmann, Isidor
Ketubbot
Kiddush cups
Lilith
Matzah covers/bags
Mezuzah cases
Micrography
Mikvah
Mizrach
Oppenheim, Moritz Daniel
Omer calendars
Paintings, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Papercuts
Pesach pillow covers
Pesach plates
Porcelain
Printed books
Prints, biblical images
Prints, Jewish sites
Prints, synagogues
Purim
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Scrolls of Esther, non-Hebrew text
Shabbat lamps
Shana Tova greeting cards
Shechita knives
Simchat Torah flags
Sukkah decorations
Synagoga & Ecclesia
Synagogues, models/reconstructions
Talit
Tapestries
Tass
Tefillin cases
Temple of Jerusalem in art/architecture
Tombs of the Righteous
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Yad
Yekutiel ben Isaac Sofer (scribe-artist)
Zionism
Zodiac signs

Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 8 col. illus., 21 × 9.8 cm; De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam, Seizoensprogramma Dec t/m Apr 2012, including programs related to this exhibition, booklet, 16 pp., 21 × 14.8 cm; DVD “Clippings”, with more than 50 PDF’s of exhibition press coverage; Collection of 10 folded notecards with images of exhibited objects. 14.5 × 14.7 cm; Invitation to exhibition opening, folded card, 1 col. illus., 21 × 14.8 cm.