We would like to highlight Barcelona Haggadot: The Jewish Splendor of Catalan Gothic, a beautiful exhibition at the Museum of the History of Barcelona, which has been extended to run until September 27.
The exhibit displays an extensive collection of gorgeously illuminated manuscript Haggadot dating from the 14th century.
In the opening decades of the 14th century —a time when the economy and urban areas were still growing— the finest exponents of the Catalan Gothic came to the fore in Barcelona. This was also the period when illuminated Jewish codices were being produced. The haggadot and other Jewish manuscripts produced in the main in Barcelona are notable for the miniatures they contain. The majority of them date from the most advanced period of Lineal Gothic, precisely when Italian innovations in the conception of space and figures were being introduced. In this climate of artistic renewal, it is not unusual to find stylistic and iconographic exchanges between Christian and Jewish works and there were some illuminators who worked on both.
The web site of the exhibition includes photographs of some of the works on display.
There is also a richly illustrated downloadable 29-page catalogue and guideto the exhibition, which also includes information about the medieval Jewish quarter in Barcelona and locates the Jewish quarters in other towns in Catalonia.
Click here to download the catalogue
See a video about the exhibition:
1 comment on “Barcelona: The Splendor of Catalan Jewish Gothic”
Splendid,it took some time ,however no light years ,really splendid .
A late friend of mine ,an artist,introduced me to the fine Persian miniatures.
Many thanks for the available download !