Jews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450-1730
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 2014
240 pages
978-1-78144-010-0 (ISBN)
Description
Before the mid-fifteenth century, the Christian and Islamic governments of Europe had restricted the architecture and design of synagogues and often prevented Jews from becoming architects. Stiefel presents a study of the material culture and religious architecture that this era produced.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-78144-010-0 (9781781440100)
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Barry L. Stiefel
Jews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450-1730
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03/2014
1st Edition
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Person
Barry L Stiefel is Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation and Community Planning at the College of Charleston/Clemson University, where he is interested in how local preservation efforts affects regional, national, and multi-national policies within the field of cultural resource management and heritage conservation. In 2011 he received the Excellence in Collegiate Education and Leadership (ExCEL), Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award, College of Charleston.
Content
Introduction 1 Medieval versus Early Modern Synagogues 2 Jews, Synagogues and Compulsory Urban Consolidation at the Dawn of the Early Modern Period 3 Urbanization and Jewish Public Space: The First Great Synagogues 4 Readmission and Colonial Frontiers: New Synagogues in Lands of Tolerance 5 Jews and Early Modern Cultural Exchanges: Cross-Pollination and its Effects on Synagogue Design 6 Lavishing the House of Assembly: Synagogues, Global Trade and Exotic Ornamentation Conclusion
