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

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