| Editor |
Philip Hiat. |
| Curators |
Philip E. Miller, Innis Howe Shoemaker. |
| Collection |
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. |
| Imprint |
Miami, Fla., USA, 1986. 104 pp., illustrations: 37 col., 23 b&w, 30.2 × 23.3 cm. English. |
| Location |
Center for the Fine Arts (17 July–16 September 1986) |
| Description |
The first major public showing of the Vatican’s Hebraic treasures. Introduction by Philip Hiat. Three catalog essays: “The History of the Hebrew Collections of the Vatican Library” (Leonard E. Boyle), “Texts in Context: Hebraica in the Vatican Library as a Resource for Jewish-Christian Relations (Michael A. Signer)”, and “Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts in the Vatican Library” (Joseph Gutmann). Catalog entries by Philip E. Miller and Michael A. Signer. 56 items. |
| main keywords |
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSJEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONSPRINTED BOOKS |
| minor keywords |
BiblesHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, BiblesHebrew illuminated manuscripts, France, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th CMicrographyTalmudYosifon, Book of |
| Related ephemera |
Leaflet for the exhibition’s showing in New York, including excerpts from the catalog text, 6 pp., cover illus. only, 23 × 9.6 cm; Leaflet for the exhibition’s showing in Philadelphia, with description of exhibition and glossary of terms, 6 pp., no illustrations, 28 × 12.8 cm. |
| Other venues |
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tex., USA (December 1986–10 January 1987); HUC-JIR Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, Calif., USA (March–10 April 1988); Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Tenn., USA (1 May–30 June 1988); New York Public Library, New York City, USA (15 October 1988–14 January 1989); Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pa., USA (29 January–2 April 1989); Harvard Semitic Museum, Cambridge, Mass., USA (24 April–9 July 1989) |
| Catalog from other venue |