Ketubbah: The Art of the Jewish Marriage Contract
By Shalom Sabar.
Description
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, Jeru...
ISBN(s)
0847822931, 9780847822935
