Zusammenfassung
This article argues that the exceptionally large torah scroll produced for the medieval Jewish community at Erfurt could be held by the bronze statue known as "Wolfram" that is preserved in the Catholic cathedral at Erfurt. The hypothesis is developed in three steps. First, the unique and isolated life-size figure closely resembles a depiction of Aaron in a manuscript produced at Erfurt shortly ...
Zusammenfassung
This article argues that the exceptionally large torah scroll produced for the medieval Jewish community at Erfurt could be held by the bronze statue known as "Wolfram" that is preserved in the Catholic cathedral at Erfurt. The hypothesis is developed in three steps. First, the unique and isolated life-size figure closely resembles a depiction of Aaron in a manuscript produced at Erfurt shortly before 1300. Second, the bodily posture fits to a holding of a book scroll rather than carrying candles. Thirdly, the history of the statue after the pogrom of 1349 is reconstructed on the basis of the secondary inscription and later documents.
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