The Three Jewels of the Mediterranean

Ritual artefacts and religious attire worn by Hebrews, Christians and Muslims

 
     Finale Emilia (Modena), Castello delle Rocche
  september 10 - october 29, 2000

  Promoting Body
  Municipality of  Finale Emilia -  Cultural Department


  Patronage

  Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Culture 
  Emilia - Romagna Region
   Dicstrict Amministration of Modena


  Scientific Plan

   Cultural Association "Le Tarot"- Faenza


   Scientific Committee
  Dora Liscia - Bemporad    History of Applied Arts, Florence University,
                                                   Director of  Jewish Museum of Florence
  Giordano Berti                     Essayst, Chairman of  The " Graf Institute "
  Franco Cardini                    Medieval History, Florence University
  Sergio Noja Noseda            Arabic Languace and Literature, Cattolica Univesity, Milan
  Franco Patruno                   Historian of  Christian aArt 
                                                   Director of the Cultural Institute  "Casa G. Cini", Ferrara         
  Andrea Vitali                       Iconologist, Chairman of  "Le Tarot" Association


  Catalogue edit by Giordano Berti
  The three jewels of Mediterraneo                              Giordano Berti - Andrea Vitali
  The jewels of the Synagogues                                    Giordano Berti
  The Jewis religious history in the Este territory     Dora Liscia-Bemporad
  Altar cloth and holy vessels,                                       Franco Patruno
  rite and popular devotion
  The essentiality  of the Islamic religion
                    Sergio Noja-Noseda

 

  Origin of displayed works
  G. Invernizzi private collection, Como
  Collegiate Churc of Saints Philip and James, Finale Emilia
  Municipal Art Collections, Finale Emilia
  Ethnographic-Environmental Research Centre, Florence
  Hebrew Museum,  Florence
  D. Liscia-Bemporad private collection, Florence
   S. Noja-Noseda private collection, Lesa
  G. Bedarida private collection, Livorno
  Jewish ommunity, Pisa