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Stones Speak - Hebrew Tombstones from Padua, 1529-1862.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malkiel, David Joshua. lat
- Series:
- Studies in Jewish History and Culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece.
- Greece--Antiquities.
- Greece--History.
- Jewish cemeteries--History--Padua--Italy.
- Jewish cemeteries.
- Jewish epitaphs--Padua--Italy.
- Jewish epitaphs.
- Jews--Italy--Padua.
- Jews.
- Local Subjects:
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece.
- Greece--Antiquities.
- Greece--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (409 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : BRILL, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Hebrew tombstones from Padua reflect the literary, artistic and social features of their age, from the early modern era to the modern age.
- Contents:
- Contents; Chapter One Introduction; Padua; Cemeteries; Publishing History; Chapter Two Words; Form; Prose and Rhyme; Medieval Antecedents; Metered Verse; Numbers; Language; Context; Content; Headings; Voice; Themes; Endings; Last Generation; Conclusion; Chapter Three Stones; Stone; Geology; Sources; Quarrying and Carving; Size and Shape; Architecture; Emblem; Lettering; Lineation; Carver and Client; Patterns; Chapter Four Lives; Sectors; Unattached Women; Children; Unmarrieds; Elites; Demography; Society; Community; Family; Onomastics; Afterword; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
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