Translated title | I TAL YA’ (Island of the Divine Dew). 2000 Years of Jewish Life in Italy |
Editor & Curator |
Vivian B. Mann. |
Imprint |
Ferrara, Italy, 1990. 353 pp., illustrations: 128 col., 107 b&w, 27 × 23 cm. Italian. |
ISBN |
8824200362 |
Location |
Palazzo dei Diamanti (18 March–17 June 1990) |
Description |
Italian-language version of the monumental catalog Gardens and Ghettos [#1058], celebrating the rich artistic legacy of Italian Jewry. Introduction by Tullia Zevi. Preface by Primo Levi. Eight essays (in Italian), including “The Arts of Jewish Italy” (Vivian B. Mann), “Jewish Art and Culture in Ancient Rome” (Richard Brilliant), “Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts from Italy” (Evelyn Cohen), “Jewish Ceremonial Art in the Era of the City States and Ghettos” (Dora Liscia Bemporad), and “A Century of Jewish Artists in Italy” (Emily Braun). Catalog listing arranged according to historical period. Detailed descriptive entries. 343 items. |
main keywords |
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSGHETTOSHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, ITALYITALYJEWISH ARTISTSPAINTINGSROMESYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
minor keywords |
AmuletsBook bindingsCoinsCostumeDura EuroposGold glassHaggadot, illuminated manuscriptsHanukkah lampsHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th CJoel ben Shimon (scribe-artist)Keter TorahKetubbotKiddush cupsLevite setsMedalsOil lamps, ancientOssuaries/SarcophagiPainters, JewishPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesReader’s desk coversRimmonimRome, catacombsScrolls of Esther, casesScrolls of Esther, illuminatedSynagogues, ancient, DiasporaSynagogues, ItalyTassTombstones, ancientTorah Ark curtainsTorah ArksTorah binders, ItalianTorah mantlesVenosa, catacombsYad |
Related ephemera |
Exhibition leaflet, 8 pp., cover illus. only, 20.8 × 15 cm. |
Other venue |
Jewish Museum New York, New York City, USA (17 September 1989–1 February 1990) |
Catalog from other venue |