Curator |
Chaya Benjamin. |
Collection |
Israel Museum. |
Imprint |
Tokyo, Japan, 1983. 125 pp., illustrations: 50 col., 29.7 × 20.9 cm. Japanese and English. |
Location |
Japan Calligraphy Museum (1983) |
Description |
50 objects from the Israel Museum’s collections that include Hebrew letters or inscriptions and are associated with religious customs. Material arranged according to object type: Torah scrolls, amulets, ketubbot, illuminated manuscripts, etc., each with brief introduction to explain and contextualize the piece. Basic listing. 50 items. |
main keywords |
AMULETSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSHEBREW SCRIPTKETUBBOTTORAH ORNAMENTS |
minor keywords |
Hanukkah lampsHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, MoroccoHebrew illuminated manuscripts, PersianHoly Land souvenirsItinerariumKiddush jugs/decantersMezuzah covers, textileMicrographyMizrachPapercutsRimmonimSalom Italia, Esther scroll bordersScrolls of Esther, engraved bordersScrolls of Esther, illuminatedShiviti plaques, paperTassTorah bindersTorah casesTorah mantles |