1. INTRODUCTION Acknowledgements - Institutions and Sponsors . . 5 Maharal's Legacy . . 12 The Conception and Division of the Exhibition . . 16 2. A WORD FROM THE RABBI NOMEN OMEN, or the High Rabbi Lion . . 18 3. ESSAYS Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Called Maharal - A Study on his Genealogy and Biography . . 26 Paradox and Irony: The Thought of Judah Loew of Prague . . 84 Manuscripts of Maharal's Writings . . 122 The Publication of the Works of Maharal of Prague. Bibliographical List . . 138 Prague Jewish Scholars of the Golden Age . . 160 The Intellectual World of Rudolf II and the Kabbalah . . 198 Castle, City, Ghetto. On Prague at the Times of Rudolph II and Maharal . . 222 The Prague Ghetto: In Search of Maharal . . 246 The Golem of Prague and His Ancestors . . 272 Rabbi Loew and His Golem in German Literature . . 292 Renarrating the Rabbi and His Golem in Czech . . 314 Maharal and the Golem in Art . . 342 Saloun's Monument to Maharal . . 374 Bringing the Homunculus to Life. The Golem in Film and Theatre . . 386 4. CATALOGUE OF SELECTED EXHIBITION ITEMS Introductory note . . 400 Manuscripts and Archival Documents . . 402 Printed Books . . 408 Paintings . . 418 Drawings . . 429 Graphic Sheets, Maps, Vedutas . . 443 Photographs . . 457 Sculptures . . 460 Textiles . . 461 Metalworks . . 470 Varia . . 478 Bibliography . . 482 List of Illustrations . . 498 Contributors . . 504 Glossary . . 506 Name Index . . 508 Supplements Map of Ashkenaz in Maharal's Time Plan of the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague Genealogical Tree of Bezalels Family Epitaph of Maharal and his Wife Perl