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Jerusalem, 1000-1400 : every people under heaven
Title:
Jerusalem, 1000-1400 : every people under heaven
Author:
Boehm, Barbara Drake, editor, writer of supplementary textual content.
ISBN:
9781588395986
Publication Information:
New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, distributed by Yale University Press, New Haven and London, [2016].
Physical Description:
xvi, 335 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm.
General Note:
Published in conjunction with "Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from September 26, 2016, through January 8, 2017.
Contents:
Art and Medieval Jerusalem / Trade and tourism in Medieval Jerusalem / Domestic goods from the Suq to the home: imagining Jerusalem's interiors / Jewish-Muslim encounters in the Holy Land / Terra miracula: blessed souvenirs from the Holy Land / Pluralism in the Holy City / Saint Sabas and the monks of the Holy Land / The Karaites / Maimonides and Jerusalem / Merits of Jerusalem (Fada'il al-Quds) / Experiencing sacred art in Jerusalem / The closed gate / Sharing the church of the Holy Sepulchre during the Crusader period / The Dome of the Rock / The minbar of Nur al-Din / The cradle of Jesus and the Oratory of Mary on Jerusalem's Haram al-Sharif / Holy war and the power of art / Jerusalem: The crucible of holy war / Patronage in Jerusalem / Jacques de Vitry / The Armenian presence in Jerusalem / Franciscans in Jerusalem: The early history / Muslim women patrons in Jerusalem / Seeking the eternal Jerusalem
Abstract:
"Medieval Jerusalem was a vibrant international center and home to multiple cultures, faiths, and languages. Harmonious and dissonant influences from Persian, Turkish, Greek, Syrian, Armenian, Georgian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Indian, and European traditions gave Jerusalem a key role in shaping art produced for both secular and religious purposes. Patrons and artists from Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions alike focused their attention on the Holy City, endowing and enriching its sacred buildings and creating luxury goods for its residents. This artistic fertility was particularly in evidence between the 11th and 14th centuries, notwithstanding often devastating circumstances--from the earthquake of 1033 to the fierce battles of the Crusades. So strong a magnet was Jerusalem that it drew out the creative imagination of even those separated from it by great distance. Through compelling essays and focused discussions of more than 200 works of art, Jerusalem, 1000-1400 breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between the historical and the archetypal city of Jerusalem and uncovers the way in which the aesthetic achievements it inspired enhanced and enlivened the medieval world."--Publisher's description.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-327) and index.
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