Cultural Exchange : Jews, Christians, and Art in the Medieval Marketplace.
Cultural Exchange :
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9781400846092 (electronic bk.)
9780691156996
9780691156996
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/0518
Yazar
Yayın Bilgisi
©2013.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (186 pages)
Dizi
Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World Ser. ; v.47
İçindekiler Notu
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Pawnbrokers: Agents of Cultural Transmission -- Chapter One: Financial Activities in the Medieval Marketplace -- Chapter Two: Manuscripts Department, Natio -- Chapter Three: High Finance: Urban and Princely Pledges -- Part Two: Human Imagery in Medieval Ashkenaz -- Chapter Four: The Decorated Home of the Rabbi of Zurich -- Chapter Five: German Jews and Figurative Art: Appreciation and Reservation -- Part Three: At the Marketplace: Professionals in the Service of the “Other“ -- Chapter Six: Christian Artists and Jewish Patronage -- Chapter Seven: Jewish Craftsmanship at the Service of the Church -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Jewish Traditions and Ceremonies: How Original? -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
Özet, vb.
Demonstrating that similarities between Jewish and Christian art in the Middle Ages were more than coincidental, Cultural Exchange meticulously combines a wide range of sources to show how Jews and Christians exchanged artistic and material culture. Joseph Shatzmiller focuses on communities in northern Europe, Iberia, and other Mediterranean societies where Jews and Christians coexisted for centuries, and he synthesizes the most current research to describe the daily encounters that enabled both societies to appreciate common artistic values. Detailing the transmission of cultural sensibilities in the medieval money market and the world of Jewish money lenders, this book examines objects pawned by peasants and humble citizens, sacred relics exchanged by the clergy as security for loans, and aesthetic goods given up by the Christian well-to-do who required financial assistance. The work also explores frescoes and decorations likely painted by non-Jews in medieval and early modern Jewish homes located in Germanic lands, and the ways in which Jews hired Christian artists and craftsmen to decorate Hebrew prayer books and create liturgical objects. Conversely, Christians frequently hired Jewish craftsmen to produce liturgical objects used in Christian churches. With rich archival documentation, Cultural Exchange sheds light on the social and economic history of the creation of Jewish and Christian art, and expands the general understanding of cultural exchange in brand-new ways. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Konu
Jews -- Europe, Western -- Civilization..
Jews -- Europe, Western -- Social life and customs -- To 1500..
Christians -- Europe, Western -- Civilization..
Christians -- Europe, Western -- Social life and customs -- To 1500..
Europe, Western -- Civilization -- To 1500..
Europe, Western -- Civilization -- Jewish influences..
Europe, Western -- Ethnic relations.
Electronic books.
Jews -- Europe, Western -- Social life and customs -- To 1500..
Christians -- Europe, Western -- Civilization..
Christians -- Europe, Western -- Social life and customs -- To 1500..
Europe, Western -- Civilization -- To 1500..
Europe, Western -- Civilization -- Jewish influences..
Europe, Western -- Ethnic relations.
Electronic books.
