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The Colmar Treasure : a medieval Jewish legacy / Barbara Drake Boehm.

Fine Arts Library G525 .B668 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Boehm, Barbara Drake, author.
Contributor:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution, issuing body.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Treasure troves--France--Colmar--Exhibitions.
Treasure troves.
Jewish property--France--Colmar--Exhibitions.
Jewish property.
Jewelry, Medieval--France--Colmar--Exhibitions.
Jewelry, Medieval.
Jews--France--Colmar--History--To 1500--Exhibitions.
Jews.
Jews--France--Colmar--Social life and customs--To 1500--Exhibitions.
Jews--Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
History.
France--Colmar.
Genre:
History.
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:
ix, 102 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Scala Publishers Inc. in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2019.
Summary:
"During a 19th century renovation of a confectioner's shop in the town of Colmar, France, workers chanced upon a precious hoard of medieval jewelry and coins hidden in a wall. The cache - known as the Colmar Treasure - is thought to have been concealed by a Jewish family prior to the outbreak of the Plague in 1348, when Jews across the region were tragically scapegoated and put to violent death. This exquisite volume, published to accompany an exhibition at The Met Cloisters, examines their legacy through the lens of the Colmar treasure, shedding light on what it reveals about the work, homes, worship and values of its owners"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Finding treasure in Colmar
Finding the lost Jews of Colmar
Unlocking a medieval jewel box.
Notes:
"This catalogue is published in conjunction with "The Colmar Treasure: a medieval Jewish legacy," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from July 22, 2019 through January 12, 2020 at the Met Cloisters"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785512315
1785512315
OCLC:
1083580818
Publisher Number:
99981826457

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