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

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.
Judaism > Liturgical objects > Poland.
Judaism > Relations > Christianity.
Christianity and other religions > Judaism.
RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice

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Call Number: BM657.T585 R63 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Ilia M. Rodov
  • 1. Medieval Synagogues in Cracow and Kazimierz /
  • Ilia M. Rodov
  • 2. The Renaissance Reaches Jewish Kazimierz /
  • Ilia M. Rodov
  • 3. The Isserls' Torah Ark: Decontructing the Bricolage /
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  • 4. The Isserls' Torah Ark: Recontructing the Unity /
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  • 5. Developments of the Isserls' Model in Kazimierz /
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  • 6. From Kazimierz to Pińczów and Szydłów /
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  • 7. Revivals of Ancient Art in the Design of Late-Sixteenth- to Mid- Seventeenth-Century Ark /
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  • Afterword /
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  • Illustration Credits and Sources /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index of Names /
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  • Index of Places /
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  • Figures and Plates /
  • Ilia M. Rodov.