(Jacobs, Joseph and Lucien Wolf). Catalogue of (the) Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition, 1887. Royal Albert Hall, And of Supplementary Exhibitions.

(JEWISH ART)

William Clowes and Sons

London

1887

Some 3,000 entries. Includes plans of rooms in Exhibition.

W. L. Gross, Catalogue of Catalogues, in: Journal of Jewish Art, Vol. VI (1979) p. 134, no. 32; Unlisted by Mayer.

“One of the largest and most comprehensive exhibitions ever mounted. It had a profound effect on the English Jewish community and brought about the founding of the (Anglo-)Jewish Historical Society.” (Gross). Contains important bibliographies of manuscripts and books, as well as descriptions of portraits, seals and rings, coins and medals. Some of England’s most important collections were represented: Crawford, Sassoon, Strauss, Beth Hamidrash (Beth Din) Library and Jews’ College, as well as several smaller private collections.