| Translated title | Hebrew Script. From Writing on Stone to the Poster |
| Curator |
Susi Guggenheim-Weil. |
| Imprint |
Zurich, Switzerland, 1987. Booklet, 66 pp., illustrations: 96 b&w, 20 × 22 cm. German. |
| Location |
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Germany (23 September–31 October 1987) |
| Description |
Reprint of a 1976 catalog produced for the exhibition’s original showing [#551]. The exhibition tells the history of Hebrew script from ancient to contemporary times. 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). Basic listing. 201 items. |
| main keywords |
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOINSHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSHEBREW PRINTINGHEBREW PRINTING, TYPEFACESHEBREW SCRIPTSYNAGOGUE TEXTILES |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsCoinsHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, PersianHebrew illuminated manuscripts, YemenJudeo-Persian manuscriptsKetubbotKiddush cupsMizrachMohel booksPesach platesPorcelainPrinted booksScrolls of Esther, illuminatedSynagogues, mosaic floorsSynagogues, wall paintingsSynagogues, wall paintings, GermanySynagogues, woodenTombstonesTorah Ark curtainsTorah bindersTorah mantlesYad |
| Related ephemera |
Spitzer, Moshe M., “Geschichte der hebräischen Schrift im Überblick” [An Overview of the History of Hebrew Script]. Essay written for the original 1976 exhibition. |
| Other venue |
Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich, Switzerland (17 September–24 October 1976) |
| Catalog from other venue | |
| Related publication |
Supplement zum Katalog der Ausstellung Zürich 1976, 1987. Listing of 68 objects. |