| Translated title | Jews, Christians and Muslims. Intercultural Dialogue in Old Manuscripts |
| Editor & Curator |
Andreas Fingernagel. |
| Imprint |
Vienna, Austria, 2010. 256 pp., illustrations: 203 col., 30 × 24.3 cm. German. |
| ISBN |
9783218008099 |
| Location |
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (7 May–7 November 2010) |
| Description |
Intercultural dialogue and the benefits it has had on the disciplines of medicine, astronomy and astrology. Greek, Arabic, Hebrew and Latin manuscripts (mostly medieval) and printed books illuminate the history of this exchange between Jews, Christians and Muslims from antiquity onward. Hebrew manuscripts are discussed in various sections: “Die hebräische Handschrift” [The Hebrew Manuscript], “Das maurische Spanien” [Moorish Spain]; “Die Astronomie im arabisch-jüdischen Raum” [Astronomy in the Arab-Jewish Sphere], and “Die Vermittlung der arabischen Kultur” [Conveying Arabic Culture]. Unnumbered listing of manuscripts and books, including 15 Hebrew manuscripts. |
| main keywords |
ASTRONOMY/ASTROLOGYHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, 12TH–14TH CJEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONSJEWISH-MUSLIM RELATIONSMEDICINEPRINTED BOOKS |
| minor keywords |
Arabic/Persian illuminated manuscriptsBook bindingsChristian illuminated manuscriptsHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Ashkenaz, 12th–14th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, BiblesHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th CJudeo-Arabic manuscriptsMicrography |
| Related ephemera |
Summaries of the exhibition, 4 pp., 29.6 × 20.4 cm. English and German; Exhibition brochure, leaflet, 8 pp., 4 col. illus., 21 × 10 cm. English and German; Exhibition coverage in Newsletter Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Nr. 2, Mai 2010, pp. 3–5, 29.6 × 21 cm. |