| Translated title | 1001 Amulets. Protection and Magic—Faith or Superstition? Jewish Amulets |
| Authors |
Anna Rabin, Gaby Knoch-Mund. |
| Imprint |
Basel, Switzerland, 2013. Booklet, 31 pp., illustrations: 47 col., 21 × 14.5 cm. German. |
| Location |
Jüdisches Museum der Schweiz / Musée juif de Suisse (17 March 2013–20 July 2014) |
| Description |
A selection of 18th–20th-century Jewish amulets from Central Europe and North Africa that were displayed alongside Egyptian and Oriental amulets from the Bibel+Orient Museum, Freiburg [#2010]. Most of these additions came from the Jewish Museum’s own collections. Brief introductory texts on Jewish amulets throughout the world, and on each of the exhibition’s five categories: personal protection, house protection, mother and child, the Evil Eye, and kabbalah. Detailed descriptive entries. 43 items. |
| main keywords |
AMULETSKABBALAH |
| minor keywords |
EuropeHamsasMezuzah casesNorth AfricaPrints, Jewish customs & ceremonies |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition leaflet, 6 pp., 7 col illus., 21 × 10 cm. |
| Other venue |
Bibel+Orient Museum, Freiburg, Switzerland (2010) |
| Catalog from other venue |