| Editor & Curator |
Ludmila Kybalová. |
| Imprint |
Prague, Czech Republic, 1995. Leaflet, 6 pp., illustrations: 6 col., 29.7 × 14.1 cm. Czech and English. |
| Location |
Jewish Museum in Prague (6 September–31 October 1995) |
| Description |
Objects bearing biblical illustrations, presented as part of the city-wide festival “The Old Testament in the Arts”. Introductory text provides an overview of Jewish participation in the visual arts (textiles and metals) and a description of the exhibition’s main sections: the Holy Scriptures, depictions of Jerusalem, figural illustrations, and souvenirs from the Holy Land from the 1920’s and 1930’s. No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
BIBLICAL IMAGESCEREMONIAL OBJECTSERETZ ISRAELHOLY LAND SOUVENIRSJERUSALEM IN ARTSYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTEXTILES |
| minor keywords |
Bohemia-MoraviaHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CMizrachNeedlework/Embroidery folk panelsPaintings, biblical imagesPidyon ha-Ben platesPlatesTefillin bagsTemple of Jerusalem in art/architectureTorah Ark valancesTorah binders |
| Related ephemera |
15 color postcards, each showing an object with a biblical theme, 15 × 10.7 cm. |