Joseph Shatzmiller

Cultural Exchange

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ISBN 13:
9780691156996
author:
Joseph Shatzmiller
format:
HardBack
publisher:
Princeton University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2013
Pages:
185
Dimensions:
23.37 x 15.49 x 2.29 centimetres
Genre:
History, Europe, General,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£44.33

Description

Cultural Exchange: Jews, Christians, and Art in the Medieval Marketplace by Joseph Shatzmiller explores the similarities between Jewish and Christian art in medieval Europe. This book examines how Jews and Christians exchanged artistic and material culture through daily encounters that enabled both societies to appreciate common artistic values. The transmission of cultural sensibilities is detailed in the medieval money market and the world of Jewish money lenders, where objects pawned by peasants and humble citizens were often decorated with aesthetic goods given up by Christian well-to-do individuals. The book also sheds light on frescoes and decorations likely painted by non-Jews in medieval Jewish homes, as well as the hiring of Christian artists and craftsmen to create liturgical objects for both Jewish and Christian churches. With rich archival documentation, Cultural Exchange expands our understanding of cultural exchange in new ways, providing insight into the social and economic history of creating Jewish and Christian art.

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