Cover is for reference only

Cultural exchange : Jews, Christians, and art in the medieval marketplace /

"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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shatzmiller, Joseph
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, New Jersey :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world
Subjects:
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
Summary: "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 sensibili
Item Description: "First paperback printing, 2017"
Carrier Form: xii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-175) and index.
ISBN: 9780691176185 (paperback) :
0691176183 (paperback)
Index Number: DS135
CLC: K560.03
Call Number: K560.03/S533
Contents: Pawnbrokers : agents of cultural transmission: Financial activities in the medieval marketplace ;
Securities for loans : church liturgical objects ;
High finance : urban and princely pledges --
Human imagery in medieval ashkenaz: The decorated home of the Rabbi of Zurich ;
German Jews and figurative art : appreciation and reservation --
At the marketplace : professionals in the service of the "other": Christian artists and Jewish patronage ;
Jewish craftsmanship at the service of the church ;
Jewish traditions and ceremonies : how original?

Related Book Recommendations