Jewish Texts on the Visual Arts

Klappentext Mann articulates the importance and relevance of Jewish texts to our understanding of art history. Zusammenfassung Jewish Texts on the Visual Arts includes fifty-one translated texts dating from the biblical period to the twentieth century. Through the introduction and essays that accompany each text! Vivian Mann articulates the importance and relevance of these sources to our understanding of art history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Iconoclasm; 3. The art of the other; 4. The synagogue and its decoration; 5. Jewish ceremonial art; 6. Artists and artistic practices; 7. Collecting Jewish art.

Product details

• Authors: Vivian B. Mann, Vivian B. (The Jewish Museum Mann
• Assisted by: Vivian B. Mann (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2011
• EAN: 9781107403666
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40366-6
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Theory of art, ART / History / General, Art of indigenous peoples, ART / Criticism & Theory, History of Art, Relating to indigenous peoples, Indigenous styles