Bestiary Imagery in Hebrew Manuscripts of the Thirteenth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3520060 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam S Cohen (0000-0002-5264-1315, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 133 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel15010133 |
| OpenAlex | W4391110672 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
In medieval bestiaries, knowledge about animals and their behavior is regularly given a Christian moral interpretation. This article explores the use of imagery related to the bestiary tradition in three Hebrew books made around the year 1300, focusing especially on the richly decorated Rothschild Pentateuch (Los Angeles, Getty Museum MS 116). These Hebrew books signal how bestiary knowledge and its visual expression could be adapted to enrich the experience of medieval Jewish reader-viewers, adding to our understanding of Jewish-Christian interactions in medieval Europe
Archaeology · Art · Bestiary · Hebrew · Judaism · Linguistics · Literature · Rothschild · Torah · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · History · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
Cultural Exchange
The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies
Jewish Book Art Between Islam and Christianity
The Routledge Companion To Adaptation
Philology and Aesthetics
Monsters and Monstrosity in Jewish History
A Theory of Adaptation
Introduction
Animal Affinities
Isaac's Sacrifice
Sword and Buckler in Masorah Figurata
The Breath of Every Living Thing’
The Ox That Gored
Patron or Matron? A Capetian Bride and a Vade Mecum for Her Marriage Bed
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A Remembrance of His Wonders
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |