| Translated title | The Book and Jewish Illumination in Portugal. At the end of the Middle Ages |
| Curators |
Luís Urbano Afonso, Adelaide Miranda. |
| Imprint |
Lisbon, Portugal, 2015. Booklet, 4 pp., illustrations: 1 col., 29 × 21 cm. Portuguese and English. |
| Location |
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (26 February–15 May 2015) |
| Description |
Illuminated Hebrew manuscripts demonstrating the cultural and artistic importance of Portuguese Jews in the Middle Ages. Material presented in five thematic sections: 1. The Sephardic book and illumination, and its production in the Iberian Peninsula from the 13th–15th C, 2. The Lisbon School of Illumination, last quarter of the 15th C, 3. The cultural and artistic interaction between Jews and Christians in the Late Middle Ages, 4. The printed book, which was introduced to Portugal by the Jews, 5. The Jewish and Christian controversy in Portugal. No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
INCUNABULAHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, PORTUGALHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, SPAIN, 12TH–14TH CHEBREW PRINTING, PORTUGALMIDDLE AGESPRINTED BOOKS |
| minor keywords |
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Portugal, 15th C |