Accompanying an exhibition at The Met Cloisters, this book explores the unknown story of a Jewish community living in Medieval Colmar, France; recounted through the enchanting discovery of the Colmar Treasure.
'In May 1863, builders carrying out works in a confectioner’s shop in Colmar broke through a wall where they discovered a hoard of medieval objects, mostly coins and jewellery... This book of essays that accompanies the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cloisters branch in New York (until 12 January 2020) explores the historical context of this mixed bag.'-The Art Newspaper 2019
Barbara Drake Boehm is the Paul and Jill Ruddock Senior Curator for The Met Cloisters.