| Editor & Curator |
Andreina Contessa. |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 2013. 46 pp., illustrations: 35 col., 6 b&w, 21.1 × 21.1 cm. Hebrew and English. |
| Location |
Museo U. Nahon di Arte Ebraica Italiana (18 July–10 September 2013) |
| Description |
The use and meaning of architectural motifs related to Jerusalem and its Temple on non-architectural works of Jewish art from Italy. Introductory catalog essay “Architectural Motifs in Italian Jewish Art” by Andreina Contessa; additional essays on architectural models of the Tabernacle and Temple in early and medieval Jewish art (Elisheva Revel-Neher), “The Tabernacle and Temple Vessels in Italian Jewish Art” (Nitzan Ashkenazi), “The Architectural Design of Torah Arks in Italy” (David Cassuto), and the architectural tapestries of textile artist Danièle Sulewic (Andreina Contessa). No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
ARCHITECTUREHEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, ITALYITALYJERUSALEM IN ARTJEWISH SYMBOLS/THEMESSULEWIC, DANIÈLESYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTAPESTRIESTEMPLE OF JERUSALEM IN ART/ARCHITECTURETEMPLE OF JERUSALEM, COLUMNS OFTEXTILESTORAH ARKSTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsCoinsGateway as symbolGriselini, FrancescoHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th CJerusalem as symbolKeter TorahKetubbotMaimonidesOstiaRimmonimScrolls of Esther, engraved bordersSepphoris (Tzippori)Torah Ark curtains |