| Translated title | The Treasure of Colmar |
| Curator |
Catherine Leroy. |
| Imprint |
Colmar, France, 1999. 146 pp., illustrations: 77 col., 343 b&w, 29 × 26 cm. French. |
| ISBN |
2850563544 |
| Location |
Musée d’ Unterlinden (29 May–26 September 1999) |
| Description |
The medieval hoard of silver and gold objects buried in Colmar during the period of the Black Death (ca. 1349), and discovered in 1863. The presence of a Jewish wedding ring indicates the Jewish identity of the objects’ original owner. Catalog in three main sections—Objects, Coins and Historical Context—each with an introductory essay, a wealth of comparative and contextualizing material, and catalog of exhibits. Two essays on the Jews of Colmar and Alsace (Gerd Mentgen, Freddy Raphaël). 547 items. |
| main keywords |
ALSACECOINSCOLMAR TREASUREFRANCEHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, 12TH–14TH CJEWELRY |
| minor keywords |
Christian ArtGermanyHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, BiblesHebrew illuminated manuscripts, France, 12th–14th CWedding rings, medieval |