Curators |
Francesca Bregoli, Havva Charm, Sharon Liberman Mintz. |
Imprint |
New York City, USA, 2002. Leaflet, 6 pp., illustrations: 1 b&w, 21.5 × 9.5 cm. English. |
Location |
Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (17 March–2 August 2002) |
Description |
Italian Jewish wedding poems (epithalamia) and riddles (hiddot) from the 17th and 18th Centuries. Examples range from those simply printed on paper to those lavishly illustrated on parchment, all demonstrating the fervor for these popular pages during this era, and the vibrant celebratory and literary milieu of Italian Jewry. No itemized listing. |
main keywords |
ITALYHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, ITALY, 17TH–19TH CPRINTSWEDDING POEMS, RIDDLES & SONGS |