Die Mysterien der Zeichen: Johannes Reuchlin, Schmuck, Schrift & Sprache

Alongside Erasmus of Rotterdam, Johannes Reuchlin (1455–1522) is one of the most important European humanists whose works marked the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern era. The year 2022 marks the 500th anniversary of the Pforzheim-born jurist, Hebraist, and religious philosopher’s death, cause indeed for an exhibition and publication to bring jewelry, writings, and language into a stimulating dialog and to offer new meanings to the titular mystery of signs. At the fore stands th...