| Translated title | Treasures of the Black Death. Erfurt and Colmar |
| Curator |
Christine Descatoire. |
| Imprint |
Paris, France, 2007. 95 pp., illustrations: 105 col., 2 b&w, 27 × 21 cm. French. |
| ISBN |
9782711852772 |
| Location |
Musée National du Moyen Âge—Thermes et hotel de Cluny (25 April–3 September 2007) |
| Description |
Two medieval treasure troves, buried by Jewish families in the mid-14th C during the Black Death and discovered in 1863 (Colmar) and 1998 (Erfurt). These rich hoards of jewelry, coins, household items, etc., reflect the economic activities and daily life of the medieval Jewish communities as well as their precarious position within Christian Europe. Essays on the treasures (Christine Descatoire, Karin Sczech, Maria Stürzebecher), the Jewish communities of Germany in the mid-14th C (Christoph Cluse, Jörg R. Müller), the work of secular goldsmiths in the 13th and 14th C (Johann Michael Fritz), coins and ingots (Michel Dhénin, Mario Schlapke), and the Black Death and treasure hoards in relation to Anglo-Jewish material culture (Marian Cambell). Detailed descriptive entries. 63 items. |
| main keywords |
BLACK DEATHCOINSCOLMAR TREASUREERFURT TREASUREGERMANYJEWELRYMIDDLE AGESSILVERSMITHING, GERMANY |
| minor keywords |
Bodleian BowlChristian illuminated manuscriptsCupsFranceHistorical documentsRingsSynagogues, GermanyWedding rings, medieval |
| Other venue |
Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom (19 February–10 May 2009) |
| Catalog from other venue |