| Translated title | Knights, Castles and Villages. Medieval Life in Town and Country. Special exhibition on the occasion of the 650th anniversary of the death of Konrad II von Schlüsselberg |
| Imprint |
Tüchersfeld, Germany, 1997. 284 pp., illustrations: 118 col., 185 b&w, 20.7 × 19.4 cm. German. |
| ISBN |
3980625214 |
| Location |
Fränkisches Schweiz-Museum Tüchersfeld (16 May–28 October 1997) |
| Description |
Religious, courtly and rural aspects of medieval life between the years 500 and 1500. Catalog in eleven parts, addressing such topics as: Territorial development; gold and coinage; sickness, epidemics and death; belief; the city in the Middle Ages; and crafts. Section VIII “Die Juden” (pp. 161–169) with essay by Rainer Hofmann “Juden im Mittelalter in der Fränkischen Schweiz” [Jews in the Middle Ages in Franconian Switzerland]. Listing of Jewish exhibits (9 numbered entries, 12 items), includes Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, medieval tombstones, a model of a mikvah, two representations of Jews in Christian sources, and domestic objects from Jewish medieval residences in Nuremberg. Detailed entries for most exhibits. 399 entries (more than 450 items). |
| main keywords |
FRANCONIAMIDDLE AGES |
| minor keywords |
Christian illuminated manuscriptsHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 15th CMicrographyMikvahPrayerbooks/MahzorsTombstones, GermanyTombstones, medievalWoodcuts |