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Author Rodov, Ilia M.

Title The Torah ark in Renaissance Poland : a Jewish revival of classical antiquity / by Ilia M. Rodov.

Publication Info. Boston : Brill, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; vol. 23
Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; vol. 23.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary 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 languages, these indoor architectural structures have hitherto not been the subject of a monographic study. Revisiting and integrating multiple sources, the author re-evaluates the relationship of the Jewish culture in Renaissance Poland with the medieval Jewish heritage, sepulchral art of the Polish court and nobles, and earlier adaptations of the Christian revival of classical antiquity by Italian Jews. The book uncovers the evolution of artistic patronage, aesthetics, expressions of identities, and emerging visions among a religious minority on the cusp of the modern age.
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 / Ilia M. Rodov -- 4. The Isserls' Torah Ark: Recontructing the Unity / Ilia M. Rodov -- 5. Developments of the Isserls' Model in Kazimierz / Ilia M. Rodov -- 6. From Kazimierz to Pińczów and Szydłów / Ilia M. Rodov -- 7. Revivals of Ancient Art in the Design of Late-Sixteenth- to Mid- Seventeenth-Century Ark / Ilia M. Rodov -- Afterword / Ilia M. Rodov -- Illustration Credits and Sources / Ilia M. Rodov -- Bibliography / Ilia M. Rodov -- Index of Names / Ilia M. Rodov -- Index of Places / Ilia M. Rodov -- Figures and Plates / Ilia M. Rodov.
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Subject Torah arks -- Poland.
Torah arks.
Poland.
Jewish art -- Poland -- 16th century.
Jewish art.
Chronological Term 16th century
Subject Jewish art -- Poland -- 17th century.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Jewish art and symbolism -- Poland.
Jewish art and symbolism.
Judaism -- Liturgical objects -- Poland.
Judaism -- Liturgical objects.
Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity.
Judaism.
Relations.
Christianity.
Christianity and other religions -- Judaism.
Christianity and other religions.
Chronological Term 1500-1699
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Rodov, Ilia M. Torah ark in Renaissance Poland 9789004242845 (DLC) 2012045779 (OCoLC)820942429
ISBN 9789004244405 (electronic book)
9004244409 (electronic book)
9789004242845
9004242848