Ketubbah : the art of the Jewish marriage contract / Shalom Sabar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sabar, Shalom, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)--Catalogs.

Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem).

Ketubah--Catalogs.

Ketubah.

Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts--Catalogs.

Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts.

Manuscripts, Hebrew--Catalogs.

Manuscripts, Hebrew.

Muzeʼon Yiśrael--Catalogs.

Local Subjects:

Muzeʼon Yiśrael--Catalogs.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

199 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Rizzoli International Publications, 2000.

Summary:

"The custom of illuminating the traditional Jewish marriage contract, the ketubbah, developed over the last four centuries into a rich and varied form of Jewish folk art. This book offers a broad selection from one of the outstanding collections of ketubbot, representing Jewish communities from the Near East to Northern Europe. It focuses particularly on the ketubbot of Italy, where the art of the illuminated ketubbah found its most beautiful expression during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, under the influence of Renaissance and Baroque art." "Co-produced with the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, home to one of the largest collections of ketubbot, this book also offers a fascinating account of Jewish marriage customs and a vivid picture of diverse Jewish communities." --Book Jacket.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199).

National Jewish Book Awards - Visual Arts, Winner, 1991

ISBN:

0847822931

9780847822935

OCLC:

46567134