Translated title | Hebrew Manuscripts from French Collections |
Author & Curator |
Michel Garel. |
Imprint |
Paris, France, 1991. 207 pp., illustrations: 191 col., 29.7 × 24.7 cm. French. |
ISBN |
2717718370 |
Location |
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (17 October 1991–15 January 1992) |
Description |
Exhibition of the most significant Hebrew manuscripts in French collections, displayed according to region. Preface by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. Catalog in five sections: Oriental, Iberian and Provencal, Island and Mainland, Imperial, and Italian. Each category with introductory text, and each exhibit with extensive description by Michel Garel. 148 items. |
main keywords |
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS |
minor keywords |
Aryeh Leib ben Daniel (scribe-artist)Astronomy/AstrologyBook bindingsHaggadot, illuminated manuscriptsHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, BiblesHebrew illuminated manuscripts, France, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, GreeceHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th CJoshua ibn Gaon of Soria (scribe-artist)Judeo-Arabic manuscriptsJudeo-Persian manuscriptsKetubbotMaimonidesMedicineMicrographyPrayerbooks/MahzorsSalom Italia, Esther scroll bordersScrolls of Esther, engraved bordersScrolls of Esther, illuminatedZodiac signs |