| Translated title | Hebrew Masterpieces of the Royal Library in Copenhagen. Manuscripts, Incunabula, Sixteenth-Century Editions. Exhibition of 181 Manuscripts, Incunabula and Rare Editions of the Simonseniana Judaica Library of Copenhagen |
| Author |
David Jassine. |
| Collection |
Royal Library, Copenhagen |
| Imprint |
Milan, Italy, 1953. 63 pp., illustrations: 11 b&w, 18.5 × 14 cm. Italian, with catalog entries in French. |
| Location |
Castello Sforzesco (22 February–1 March 1953) |
| Description |
A traveling exhibition of books and manuscripts from the Royal Library in Copenhagen. Introduction by D. Schaumann. Two brief essays: “L’Arte Tipografica Ebraica in Italia” [The Art of Hebrew Printing in Italy] (Raoul Elia) and “La ‘Bibliotheca Ebraica Simonseniana’ alla Biblioteca Reale di Copenhagen” [The Simonseniana Judaica Libary] (Rafael Edelmann). Detailed entries. 181 items. |
| main keywords |
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSHEBREW PRINTINGINCUNABULAPRINTED BOOKSSIMONSEN, DAVID |
| minor keywords |
BiblesHaggadotHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th–16th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th CKetubbotPrayerbooks/Mahzors |
| Other venues |
Galerie Royale Paris, France (18–30 December 1952); Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium (18–25 January 1953); Château des Rohan, Strasbourg, France (14–21 February 1954) |
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