Catalogue of the Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition, Royal Albert Hall, London, 1887

ISBN-13: 9781108055048 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 296 str.

Joseph Jacobs;Lucien Wolf

Opis

The pogroms in Russia following the assassination of Alexander II led many Jewish scholars in Europe to examine closely the history and culture of their people. Over three months in 1887 the Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition in London aimed 'to promote knowledge of Anglo-Jewish History; to create a deeper interest in its records and relics, and to aid in their preservation', while also determining 'the extent of the materials which exist for the compilation of a History of the Jews in England'. Artefacts illuminating this history, together with religious art and miscellaneous antiquities, were placed on public display and a series of lectures was given. Various academic enterprises, including the Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica also edited by Joseph Jacobs (1854 1916) and Lucien Wolf (1857 1930) and reissued in this series were undertaken as a direct result of this important event. The descriptive catalogue of exhibits, first published in 1888, is also well illustrated with a number of full-page photographs."