Metadata: Art records
Collection
- Country:
- Austria
- Holding institution:
- Tyrolean Regional Archive
- Holding institution (official language):
- Tiroler Landesarchiv
- Postal address:
- Michael-Gaismair-Straße 1; 6020 Innsbruck
- Phone number:
- 0043 512 508 3502
- Web address:
- https://www.tirol.gv.at/kunst-kultur/landesarchiv/
- Email:
- landesarchiv@tirol.gv.at
- Reference number:
- Mischbestände - Kunstsachen
- Title:
- Art records
- Title (official language):
- Kunstsachen
- Creator/accumulator:
- Innsbruck city authorities
- Date(s):
- 1495/1805
- Date note:
- ca. 1500-1800
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 59 boxes
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
-
The collection “Art records” is a non-Jewish collection with a certain number of Jewish-related documents. It covers the period from ca. 1500 to 1800 and contains different records about arts and crafts divided into different series (Series I, II, III). (Cf. Beimrohr, Das Tiroler Landesarchiv und seine Bestände, 56.) There are several written and painted documents, such as contracts of sale, receipts, orders, documents or letters of individuals, postcards, drawings and seals. In general, these documents are assigned to subject groups such as constructions, paintings, pictures, postcards, smithies, music and science. In addition, one may find several record series and estates of artists and craftsmen, e.g. painters, blacksmiths, sculptors and metal workers. Furthermore, there are records of art collections and antiquities as well as documents about several buildings and constructions in Innsbruck, for example documents concerning the collection of Ambras Castle in Innsbruck. The aforementioned examples are only a small part of the content of this large collection.
There are very few documents that refer to Jewish life in this collection. However, there are at least two documents from the early 17th century. The first is the record of a trial dealing with the adultery of the Jew Benedikt Haltbrunner/Hailbrunner of Borgo/Valsugana with the wife of Jobst Zangerl, a tailor in Innsbruck. The record is divided into eight sections (A-H) including transcripts of the territorial government about pecuniary circumstances, as well as judicial protocols about the adultery. The second record is about disputes between the Jewish Community of Worms and the Jewish Community of Willstätt (Isaac and Abraham are mentioned) concerning outstanding services and debts.
- Archival history:
- This collection was transferred to the Tyrolean Regional Archive as part of the regular document transfer process stipulated by national archival regulations.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Between the years 1870 and 1920, many records concerning arts and crafts were collected from archives of central authorities or agencies. The primary accumulator and founder of the collection “Art records”, David Schönherr (1822-1897), an art historian and archivist of the Tyrolean Regional Archive of Innsbruck, collected several records dealing with arts and crafts. From 1915 to 1920, the archivist Josef Kraft created an index for names and objects, which comprises three series: Series I, II and III. After 1920, the historian and archivist Karl Moeser collected additional records relating to arts and crafts from central registries of the 16th century. (Cf. Beimrohr, Das Tiroler Landesarchiv und seine Bestände, 56.)
- Access points: persons/families:
- Hailbrunner
- Haltbrunner, Benedikt
- Zangerl, Jobst
- Subject terms:
- Art
- Financial matters
- Financial matters--Debt
- Legal matters
- System of arrangement:
- The collection is divided into three series, Series I, II and III including written and painted sources.
- Access, restrictions:
- Public access
- Finding aids:
- Finding aid: Rep. B 212; card catalogue in the repertory room. NB: Most of the catalogues of the Tyrolean Regional Archive include not only content registers but also subject indices. These can be searched for terms such as “Juden” (“Jews”), “Judentum” (“Judaism“), “Judenschaft” (“Judaism”), “Israeliten” (Israelites) and “Hebräer” (Hebrews). Usually there are numbers next to the entries concerning Jewish matters, which are needed to find the records in the register. The next step is to look up the number in the content registers to get a first impression of the written sources. Documents of interest can be ordered with their reference number for further consultation.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Hohenems
- Author of the description:
- Rebecca Muršec, June 2017