{"product_id":"ars-judaica-the-bar-ilan-journal-of-jewish-art-volume-12-9781906764647","title":"Ars Judaica: The Bar-Ilan Journal of Jewish Art, Volume 12","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArs Judaica\u003c\/i\u003e is an annual publication of the Department of Jewish Art at Bar-Ilan University. It showcases the Jewish contribution to the visual arts and architecture from antiquity to the present from a variety of perspectives, including history, iconography, semiotics, psychology, sociology, and folklore. As such it is a valuable resource for art historians, collectors, curators, and all those interested in the visual arts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: Zsofia Buda, Andreina Contessa, Monika Czekanowska-Gutman, Basema Hamarneh, Moshe Idel, Sharman Kadish, Reuven Kiperwasser, Rudolf Klein, Susan Nashman Fraiman, Ido Noy, Larry Silver, Ronit Sorek, Sharon Weiser-Ferguson \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolumes of\u003ci\u003e Ars Judaica\u003c\/i\u003e are distributed by the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization throughout the world, except Israel. \u003cbr\u003eOrders and enquiries from Israeli customers should be directed to: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArs Judaica \u003cbr\u003eDepartment of Jewish Art Bar-Ilan University \u003cbr\u003eRamat-Gan 52900 \u003cbr\u003etelephone 03 5318413 fax 03 6359241 \u003cbr\u003eemail ajudaica@mail.biu.ac.il\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors' Note\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSacrifice in Balance: The Akedah—An Eschatological Perspective  ZSOFIA BUDA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fleuron Crown from Neumarkt in Silesia (Środa Śląska): Christian Material Culture in a Jewish Context   IDO NOY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVisualization of Colours, 2: Implications of David ben Yehudah he-Hasid's Diagram for the History of Kabbalah   MOSHE IDEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mantua Torah Ark and Lady Consilia Norsa: Jewish Female Patronage in Renaissance Italy   ANDREINA CONTESSA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging the Non-Jewish Images of a Jewish Queen: Portrayals of Esther by Early-Twentieth Century Jewish Artists   MONIKA CZEKANOWSKA-GUTMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumour in Architecture: Jewish Wit on Béla Lajta’s Buildings   RUDOLF KLEIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChagall's Stained-Glass Syncretism   LARRY SILVER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Item\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eZoya Cherkassky's Aachen Passover Haggadah: A Subversive Illuminated Manuscript   RONIT SOREK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMosaics Mirror of Faith\u003cbr\u003eRina Talgam, \u003ci\u003eMosaics of Faith: Floors of Pagans, Jews, Samaritans, Christians, and Muslims in the Holy Land\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBASEMA HAMARNEH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRabbis as Visual Beings\u003cbr\u003eRachel Neis, \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of Sight in Rabbinic Culture: Jewish Ways of Seeing in Late Antiquity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eREUVEN KIPERWASSER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJewish Sanctuary in the Old and New Worlds\u003cbr\u003eBarry L. Stiefel, with the assistance of David Rittenberg, \u003ci\u003eJewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World: A Social and Architectural History\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBarry L. Stiefel, \u003ci\u003eJews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450-1730\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSHARMAN KADISH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLooking Back on a Forward Thinker: Moshe Zabari Retrospective\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoshe Zabari: Retrospective\u003c\/i\u003e, curator and catalogue editor Nitza Behroozi Baroz\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBezalel: In and Out in Jewish Contemporary Art\u003c\/i\u003e, curator and catalogue editors Shiriat-Miriam Shamir and Ido Noy\u003cbr\u003eSHARON WEISER-FERGUSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Second Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art 2015\u003cbr\u003eSUSAN NASHMAN FRAIMAN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151370416471,"sku":"9781906764647","price":52.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ars-judaica-the-bar-ilan-journal-of-jewish-art-volume-12-9781906764647","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}