| Author & Curator |
Magda Veselská. |
| Imprint |
Prague, Czech Republic, 2006. 155 pp., illustrations: 17 col., 9 b&w, 29.5 × 15.2 cm. English. |
| ISBN |
8086889386 |
| Location |
Jewish Museum in Prague (17 August–1 October 2006) |
| Description |
A detailed account of the history, activities and peregrinations of Prague’s Jewish Museum, and a comprehensive catalog of its collections between 1906 and 1940. Introductory historical essay by Magda Veselská. Additional texts on: August Stein, Salomon Hugo Lieben, and the process of reconstructing the museum’s collections from archival documents. Catalog entries (many of them descriptive) by various contributors, including Michal Bušek, Olga Sixtová, and Dana Veselská. 762 items. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSCZECH REPUBLICHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSHEVRA KADISHAHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSJEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE, HISTORY OFPORTRAITSPRAGUEPRINTSSYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
BesamimBezalel Art SchoolBook bindingsCandlesticks/CandelabraChuppahCircumcision implements/objectsCookbooks/RecipesCzech RepublicElijah’s chairElijah’s cupEtrog containersFlags, Shochets’ guildFranck, Paul-JeanHaggadot, illuminated manuscriptsHalitza shoeHanukkah lampsHavdalah candleholdersHead coverings, bridalHead coverings, women’sHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th CHevra Kadisha utensilsHistorical photographsJewish National FundJudaica exhibitions, pre-World War II (photographs of)Keter TorahKetubbotKeysKiddush cupsLevite setsMaps, Holy LandMatzah rolling pins/scorersMicrographyMizrachMontefiore, MosesNeedlework/EmbroideryNer TamidOmer calendarsPaintings, biblical imagesPapercutsPesach platesPidyon ha-Ben platesPortraits, husband-wife pendantsPortraits, rabbisPrinted booksPrints, biblical imagesPrints, cemeteriesPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPrints, Jewish figuresPrints, synagoguesPurim, special (individual/communal)Rabbis, illuminated ordinations/appointmentsReader’s deskReader’s desk coversRimmonimRings, signetScrolls of Esther, blessing sheetsScrolls of Esther, engraved bordersScrolls of Esther, illuminatedSeals/Stamps, ringsSeals/Stamps, communitySeals/Stamps, Jewish society/institutionSeals/Stamps, personalSeals/Stamps, rabbi’sShabbat cloths/tableclothsShabbat lampsShabbat platesShabbat prayer panels/wall hangingsShiviti plaques, stoneSynagogue bellsSynagogues, Czech RepublicSynagogues, models/reconstructionsTalit bagsTassTefillin casesTorah Ark curtainsTorah Ark valancesTorah bindersTorah mantlesTzedakah boxes/containersWedding ringsYadYahrzeit/Memorial lampsYom Kippur at Metz wall hanging |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 17 col., 9 b&w illus., 29.5 × 15.2 cm. |