Jewish book art in the late Middle Ages : the twelfth annual Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the Jewish Book / [chaired by] Katrin Kogman-Appel ; the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Library and the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Format:

Conference/Event

Video

Contributor:

Kogman-Appel, Katrin, speaker.

University of Pennsylvania. Jewish Studies Program, producer.

University of Pennsylvania. Libraries, producer.

University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, producer.

www.walshvideo.com, producer.

Conference Name:

Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the Jewish Book (12th : 2012 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the Jewish Book (12th : 2012 : University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts--Europe--History--14th century.

Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts.

Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts--Europe--History--15th century.

Manuscripts, Hebrew--Europe--History--14th century--Illustrations.

Manuscripts, Hebrew.

Manuscripts, Hebrew--Europe--History--15th century--Illustrations.

Hebrew imprints--Europe--History--14th century.

Hebrew imprints.

Hebrew imprints--Europe--History--15th century.

History.

Europe.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

6 videodiscs (685 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Lehmann workshop : Jewish book art in the late Middle Ages

Twelfth annual Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the Jewish Book : Jewish book art in the Middle Ages

Title on spine of container: Lehmann Workshop 2012

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia, PA] : Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania : www.walshvideo.com, 2012.

System Details:

DVD-R.

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

Summary:

A two-day workshop covering stages in the evolution of the Jewish book, and the the role of the book in the life of the Jewish communities of Europe in the late Middle Ages, with emphasis placed on, but not limited to, illustrated, illuminated and decorated books.

Contents:

[Disc 1] Session 1. Introduction : current questions in art historical research: patronage, function, historical context, reception, mediality and visuality

[disc 2] Session 2. Cultural interaction

[disc 3] Session 3. Genres of books and their place in Jewish society I: Rhineland Mahzorim; Leipzig Mahzor

[disc 4] Session 4. Genres of books and their place in Jewish society II: Iberian Bibles and Haggadot: the work of Joshua ibn Gaon and Joseph Hatsarfati and the Sarajevo Haggadah

[disc 5] Session 5. Genres of books and their place in Jewish society III: fifteenth century German and Italian Haggadot, from luxury manuscript to middle class book: Joel ben Simeon and his work

[disc 6] Session 6. Manuscript culture and print in parallel in the fifteenth century: the Second Nuremberg and the Yahudah Haggadot and the Picture Bible of Moses dal Castellazzo.

Credits:

Recorded by Kevin Walsh.

Notes:

Cataloged chiefly from the container.

OCLC:

811060531