Hebrew Psalms and the Utrecht Psalter - Veiled Origins

Advances the hypothesis that the ninth-century illustrations in the Utrecht Psalter reflect a late antique illustrated Hebrew version of the psalms, a departure from the commonly accepted view of the origin of the Utrecht images.

About the author

Pamela Berger is Professor of Art History and Film at Boston College. She is the author of The Crescent on the Temple: The Dome of the Rock as Image of the Ancient Jewish Sanctuary; The Goddess Obscured: Transformation of the Grain Protectress from Goddess to Saint; and The Insignia of the “Notitia Dignitatum.”

Summary

Advances the hypothesis that the ninth-century illustrations in the Utrecht Psalter reflect a late antique illustrated Hebrew version of the psalms, a departure from the commonly accepted view of the origin of the Utrecht images.

Product details

• Authors: Pamela Berger, Pamela (Professor of Art History and Film Berger, Berger Pamela
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2020
• EAN: 9780271084770
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08477-0
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 254 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 839 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Theory of art, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, ART / Criticism & Theory, RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings, History of art / art & design styles, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts, ART / History / European / Medieval