Curators |
Marc Angel, Shalom Sabar, Chaya Benjamin. |
Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1992. 420 pp., illustrations: 19 col., 243 b&w, 24.7 × 17.3 cm. English. |
ISBN |
0945447043 |
Location |
Yeshiva University Museum (13 November 1990–31 December 1992) |
Description |
Monumental catalog on the historical, spiritual, intellectual and material-cultural aspects of Sephardic Jewry. Introduction by Sylvia A. Herskowitz. Seven essays, including “The Majesty of Minhag: The Sanctity of Custom in Spanish and Portuguese Synagogues” (Solomon Gaon), “Manuscripts and Book Illustration Among the Sephardim Before and After the Expulsion” (Shalom Sabar) and “The Sephardic Journey—500 Years of Jewish Ceremonial Objects” (Chaya Benjamin). Complete listing of exhibits, according to geographical region: Spain and Portugal, Turkey and the Balkans, Middle East, North Africa, Western Europe, and the New World. Descriptive entries. 758 items. |
main keywords |
AMSTERDAMBRIDAL GARMENTSCARIBBEANCEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEEUROPEHANUKKAH LAMPSHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, SPAIN, 12TH–14TH CHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSKETUBBOTMIDDLE EASTNORTH AFRICAOTTOMAN EMPIREPHOTOGRAPHSPORTRAITSPORTUGALPORTUGUESE JEWSPOSTAGE STAMPSPRINTED BOOKSPRINTSRABBISSEPHARDIC JEWSSPAINSYNAGOGUE TEXTILESSYNAGOGUESTEXTILESTORAH ORNAMENTSTURKEYUNITED STATES |
minor keywords |
Aleph-Bet books/sheetsAlgeriaAmuletsAntisemitic images/objectsAustriaBannersBesamimBevis Marks Synagogue, LondonBiblesBook bindingsBridal/Wedding beltsBulgariaCanadaCarpets/RugsCemeteries, AmsterdamChallah coversCircumcision clothsCircumcision garmentsCircumcision implements/objectsCoats of ArmsCoinsCuraçaoDamascene workDeath/MourningDowry itemsEgyptEnglandEretz IsraelEruv containerEtrog containersFlags, societies/institutionsFranceGermanyGreeceHaggadotHamsasHand-washing vesselsHanukkah lamps, synagogueHavdalah cupsHebrew illuminated manuscripts, EgyptHebrew illuminated manuscripts, France, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, MoroccoHebrew illuminated manuscripts/documentsHebrew printing, PortugalHebrew printing, SpainHevra Kadisha implementsHillulaHistorical photographsHomes/Residences, JewishItalyItinerariumJacob Zoreph (scribe-artist)JewelryKeter TorahKeysKiddush cupsKiddush jugs/decantersLevite setsLibyaMedalsMensasseh ben IsraelMexicoMezuzah casesMezuzah coversMohelMontefiore, MosesMoroccoMyer MyersNeedlework/EmbroideryNeedlework/Embroidery folk panelsNetherlandsPapercutsPeruPesach cupsPesach platesPrayerbooks/MahzorsPrints, costumePrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPrints, Jewish figuresPrints, synagoguesPrints, Temple of JerusalemPurim, individual/communalPurim costumesRabbis, garmentsReader’s desk coversRembrandt van RijnRimmonimRomaniaRosewater containersSalom Italia, Esther scroll bordersSalom Italia, Menasseh ben Israel portraitSamplers (needlework)Scrolls of Esther, blessing sheetsScrolls of Esther, casesScrolls of Esther, engraved bordersScrolls of Esther, illuminatedScrolls of Esther, rollersSeals/Stamps, personalSeals/Stamps, rabbi’sShechitaShiviti plaques, paperSilhouettesSukkahSukkah decorationsSukkah decorations, UshpizinSukkot platesSurinamSynagogues, AmsterdamSynagogues, GermanySynagogues, GreeceSynagogues, JerusalemSynagogues, models/reconstructionsSynagogues, MoroccoSynagogues, New York CitySynagogues, PortugalSynagogues, RhodesSynagogues, SpainSynagogues, United StatesSynagogues, YugoslaviaSyriaTalitTalit bagsTassTefillin bagsTobacco/Snuff boxesTorah Ark curtainsTorah bindersTorah casesTorah coversTorah mantlesTorah plaquesTorah stavesTouro SynagogueTunisiaTzedakah boxes/containersWall sconcesWedding platesWedding poems, riddles & songsWedding/MarriageWriting implementsYadYahrzeit/Memorial lampsYahrzeit/Memorial plaques/sheetsYugoslavia |
Related ephemera |
Exhibition leaflet, with introduction and brief overview of the geographical regions covered, 8 pp., 8 b&w illus., 28 × 10.8 cm. |