Catalogue of the Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition, Royal Albert Hall, London, 1887 (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108055044 ISBN 13: 9781108055048

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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Book Description:

The Anglo-Jewish Exhibition of 1887 assembled works of art and artefacts illustrating the history of English Jewry, with later academic enterprises being undertaken as a direct result. This catalogue of the exhibits, published in 1888, also includes a number of full-page photographs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1108055044
• ISBN 13: 9781108055048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296