'Otherness' in Space and Architecture : : Jews, Muslims and Christians in Western European Art (1200-1650).

• Author: Portmann, Maria.
• Place / Publishing House: Bern : : Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers,, 2020.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (214 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Synopsis -- Introduction -- 'Otherness' -- 'Otherness' in Space and Architecture -- Synopsis of the Chapters -- Thanks -- Bibliography -- The Castle and the Lily: Samuel Ha-Levi's Synagogue and the Crises of 14th-Century Castile * -- The Seam of the Worlds -- A Monument of Unity? -- Bibliography -- Jews and Conversos in Christian Space: Distinctive Signs of the 'Other' in the St. Blaise Chapel in the Cathedral of Toledo in Spain -- Introduction -- Political and Social Context -- Otherness and Architecture in the Cathedral of Toledo -- The Main Altarpiece -- St. Blaise Chapel -- The Credo and the Life of Saints in the St. Blaise Chapel -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Between Public and Private Spheres: The Valencian Jewish Quarter in Christian Space 199 -- The Broken Jewish Space -- Inside the Jewish Quarter -- New Christians and New Obligations -- Bibliography -- "Never Was Raised Such a Monument of this Stature": 262 The Alhambra and Palace of the Popes in the 14th Century -- Introduction -- A Population Consideration -- Water Use and Gardens in a Palace-City -- Sacred Spaces in the Palace-City 279 -- The Greater Purpose of a Palace-City -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Sacred Places: The Cubas from Southern Portugal -- Introduction -- Spatial Analysis of the Cubas from Southern Portugal -- Final Considerations -- Bibliography -- Allies of the Order: Guilt-Projecting Witticism and Moral Discredit through Fantastic Non-Human Appearances Referring to Religious Others -- Bibliography -- Ephemeral Art and Otherness: The Image of the Muslim in Valencian Festivities and Triumphal Entries in the 16th and 17th Centuries 360 -- Introduction -- Triumphal Entries and the Conformation of the Enemy.

The Commemorations of Victories at Battles and the Centenaries of the Conquest of Valencia -- Canonizations and Other Valencian Festivities -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Tribute to Caesar: The Medicis' Giraffe -- Bibliography -- Survivals of Otherness: Astrological Frescoes in the Palazzo of Schifanoia in Ferrara, Italy -- Bibliography -- Index -- Series index.