Reimagining Jerusalem's Architectural Identities in the Later Middle Ages

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-90-04-52308-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 402 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 824 g

Reihe: Visualising the Middle Ages

How can medieval art explain Jerusalem’s centrality in the world faiths of Christianity and Islam? This book delves into that topic by examining how Jerusalem was creatively represented and reimagined in several intriguing Christian and Islamic artworks in the later Middle Ages (c. 1187 to 1356).

The book considers how European Catholic crusaders, Eastern Christian sects, and diverse Muslim factions displayed Jerusalem’s architecture to express their interpretation of the holy city’s sanctity and influence. These examples demonstrate how artworks can reflect Jerusalem’s importance to these faiths in the past and illuminate our understanding of its status into the modern era.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fleck, Cathleen A

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Cathleen A. Fleck, Ph.D. (1999), The Johns Hopkins University, is Associate Professor (Art History) and Chair (Fine and Performing Arts) at Saint Louis University. She publishes on medieval Mediterranean art, including The Clement Bible at the Medieval Courts of Naples and Avignon: A Story of Papal Power, Royal Prestige, and Patronage (Ashgate, 2010).