| Editor |
Eva Grabherr. |
| Curators |
Emile G.L. Schrijver, Annette Weber. |
| Collection |
Gross Family Collection. |
| Imprint |
Hohenems, Austria, 1994. 184 pp., illustrations: 15 col., 32 b&w, 16.5 × 11.7 cm. German, with English abstract. |
| ISBN |
3901168036 |
| Location |
Jüdisches Museum Hohenems (17 June–15 August 1994) |
| Description |
The cultural origins and spiritual environment of Hohenem’s Jewish community, illustrated by ceremonial objects from the Gross Family Collection. Introduction by the collector (William L. Gross). Essays on the nature of the Hohenems Jewish Museum and its current exhibition (Eva Grabherr), the ceremonial objects displayed and how they reflect the community’s rich cultural environment (Annette Weber), and the history of Hebrew books produced in the cultural atmosphere of Hohenem’s Jewish community (Emile Schrijver). Full-page catalog entries comprise the bulk of the catalog. Descriptive entries. 47 items. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSHOHENEMSPRINTED BOOKSTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
AlsaceAmuletsAustriaBesamimBook bindingsGermanyHaggadotHanukkah lampsHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CKiddush cupsLevite setsMizrachPapercutsPesach platesPesach towel coversRimmonimScrolls of Esther, illuminatedShabbat lampsSukkah decorationsTassTorah Ark curtainsTorah bindersViennaYad |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 5 col illus., 21 × 9.5 cm; Invitation to exhibition opening, folded card, 1 col. illus., 16 × 16 cm. |