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

Hebräische Schrift. Von der Steinschrift zum Poster
(152 words)

Translated titleHebrew Script. From Inscriptions in Stone to the Poster
Curator

Susi Guggenheim-Weil.

Imprint

Zurich, Switzerland, 1976. 68 pp., illustrations: 100 b&w, 20 × 22 cm. German.

Location

Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich (17 September–24 October 1976)

Description

The history of Hebrew script, ancient to contemporary. Foreword by Hansjörg Budliger. Brief essays on: ancient script in general (Joseph Naveh), Hebrew inscriptions on ancient coins (Leo Mildenberg), variations of Hebrew script (Henri Friedlaender; Moshe Spitzer; Salomo A. Birnbaum), and printed Hebrew lettering (Bernhard Prijs; Henri Friedlaender), etc. Short descriptions. 201 items.

main keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
HEBREW PRINTING
HEBREW PRINTING, TYPEFACES
HEBREW SCRIPT

minor keywords

Amulets
Coins
Dead Sea Scrolls
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Persian
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Yemen
Ketubbot
Micrography
Ossuaries/Sarcophagi
Pesach plates
Purim plates
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Seals/Stamps, personal
Susiya
Synagogues, mosaic floors
Synagogues, wall paintings
Tombstones, ancient
Tombstones, medieval
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Torah mantles

Other venue

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany (23 September–31 October 1987)

Catalog from other venue

#905 (reprint of original cat.)

Cite this page
“Hebräische Schrift. Von der Steinschrift zum Poster”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 28 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0551>
First published online: 2019



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