Translated title | Prague around 1600. Art and Culture at the Court of Rudolph II |
Curators |
Jürgen Schultze, Hermann Fillitz. |
Imprint |
Vienna, Austria, 1988. 2 vols., 624 pp., 320 pp., illustrations: vol. 1: 108 col., 641 b&w; vol. 2: 41 col., 314 b&w, 29.7 × 24.5 cm. German. |
ISBN |
3923641257 |
Location |
Kunsthistorisches Museum (1988) |
Description |
Monumental exhibition and catalog. 16 essays on the period’s history, art, architecture, iconography, costume, etc., including the brief essay “Die Prager Judenstadt zur Zeit der rudolfinischen Renaissance” [The Jewish Town in Prague at the Time of Rudolph’s Renaissance], by Vladimír Sadek, followed by catalog of 14 Jewish items (pp. 597–605, cat. nos. 496–508). All objects pictured. Detailed descriptive entries. 825 items. |
main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSPRAGUEPRINTED BOOKSSYNAGOGUE TEXTILES |
minor keywords |
AmuletsCzech RepublicKiddush cupsLevite setsTorah Ark curtainsTorah mantles |