The Torah ark in Renaissance Poland : a Jewish revival of classical antiquity /

The volume explores the stone carved shrines for the scrolls of the Mosaic Law from the mid-sixteenth to the mid-seventeenth century synagogues in the former Polish Kingdom. Created on the margin of mainstream art and at a crossroad of diverse cultures, artistic traditions, aesthetic attitudes and l...

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Main Author: Rodov, Ilia M.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2013.

Series: Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series 23.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248649.

Subjects:

Torah arks > Poland.

Jewish art > Poland > 16th century.

Jewish art > Poland > 17th century.

Jewish art and symbolism > Poland.