Between Judaism and Christianity : : art historical essays in honor of Elisheva (Elisabeth) Revel-Neher / / edited by Katrin Kogman-Appel and Mati Meyer.

• Superior document: The medieval Mediterranean, v. 81
• TeilnehmendeR: Revel-Neher, Elisabeth.; Kogman-Appel, Katrin.; Meyer, Mati.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 81.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (500 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The nineteen essays assembled in this Festschrift represent the multiplicity of interests evident in Elisabeth (Elisheva) Revel-Neher’s work. They cover a variety of subjects dealing with pictorial messages encrypted in various artistic media, and address a broad array of topics: Jewish identity in the late antique period; patronage in late antique Jewish and Christian religious architecture; Jewish-Christian polemics and the representation of the “Other”; the question of Jewish or Christian illuminators of Hebrew books; the cultural background of illustrations in Hebrew manuscripts; Christian cosmology and dogma; the imagery of the Temple; and Jewish and Christian perceptions of women. Contributors are Rivka Ben-Sasson, Walter Cahn, Evelyn Cohen, Andreina Contessa, Eva Frojmovic, Lihi Habas, Dalia-Ruth Halperin, Colum Hourihane, Emma Maayan-Fanar, Herbert L. Kessler, Katrin Kogman-Appel, Shulamit Laderman, Mati Meyer, Bezalel Narkiss, Kurt Schubert, Sarit Shalev-Eyni, Margo Stroumsa-Uzan, Rina Talgam.

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Late antique Jewish art -- pt. 2. Early Christian art -- pt. 3. Cultural exchange between Jews and Christians -- pt. 4. Byzantine art -- pt. 5. Hebrew illuminated manuscripts.