The Washington Haggadah the life of a Jewish book lecture by David Stern

Format:

• Video

Author/Creator:

• Stern, David, 1949-

Contributor:

• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Washington Haggadah.
• Haggadot.
• Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts.

Genre:

• Streaming video

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file) sound, color

Other Title:

Washington Haggadah

Place of Publication:

• New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2011]
• New York Metropolitan Museum of Art [2011]

System Details:

• System requirements: Flash player
• Mode of access: World Wide Web

Summary:

"This presentation features the Washington Haggadah, one of the most important illustrated Hebrew manuscripts preserved in an American public collection and an unprecedented loan from the Library of Congress. A Haggadah is the book used at the Passover seder, the ritual meal that commemorates the exodus of the ancient Israelites from Egypt. Although the essential components of the text were established in the second century, the Haggadah was first made into an independent, illustrated book in the Middle Ages. With captivating images in tempera and gold on parchment, the Washington Haggadah bears the date January 29, 1478, and the signature of the renowned scribe and illuminator Joel ben Simeon. Born in Cologne around 1420, Joel ben Simeon worked in both Germany and northern Italy. Ten Hebrew manuscripts bearing his signature survive, and haggadot were something of a specialty. Certain details of the text of the Washington Haggadah—including an early, specific reference to horseradish as the bitter herb to be used at the meal—distinguish this book as one created while Joel ben Simeon was working in Germany"--YouTub

Notes:

• Title from title framese
• Lecture given Apr. 7, 2011 in conjunction with the exhibition "The Washington Haggadah" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

OCLC:

767950883

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access