'Otherness' in Space and Architecture : Jews, Muslims and Christians in Western European Art (1200-1650).

By: Portmann, MariaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Bern : Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers, 2020Copyright date: �2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (214 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783034335546Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: 'Otherness' in Space and ArchitectureOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Synopsis -- Introduction -- 'Otherness' -- 'Otherness' in Space and Architecture -- Synopsis of the Chapters -- Thanks -- Bibliography -- The Castle and the Lily: Samuel Ha-Levi's Synagogue and the Crises of 14th-Century Castile * -- The Seam of the Worlds -- A Monument of Unity? -- Bibliography -- Jews and Conversos in Christian Space: Distinctive Signs of the 'Other' in the St. Blaise Chapel in the Cathedral of Toledo in Spain -- Introduction -- Political and Social Context -- Otherness and Architecture in the Cathedral of Toledo -- The Main Altarpiece -- St. Blaise Chapel -- The Credo and the Life of Saints in the St. Blaise Chapel -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Between Public and Private Spheres: The Valencian Jewish Quarter in Christian Space 199 -- The Broken Jewish Space -- Inside the Jewish Quarter -- New Christians and New Obligations -- Bibliography -- "Never Was Raised Such a Monument of this Stature": 262 The Alhambra and Palace of the Popes in the 14th Century -- Introduction -- A Population Consideration -- Water Use and Gardens in a Palace-City -- Sacred Spaces in the Palace-City 279 -- The Greater Purpose of a Palace-City -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Sacred Places: The Cubas from Southern Portugal -- Introduction -- Spatial Analysis of the Cubas from Southern Portugal -- Final Considerations -- Bibliography -- Allies of the Order: Guilt-Projecting Witticism and Moral Discredit through Fantastic Non-Human Appearances Referring to Religious Others -- Bibliography -- Ephemeral Art and Otherness: The Image of the Muslim in Valencian Festivities and Triumphal Entries in the 16th and 17th Centuries 360 -- Introduction -- Triumphal Entries and the Conformation of the Enemy.
The Commemorations of Victories at Battles and the Centenaries of the Conquest of Valencia -- Canonizations and Other Valencian Festivities -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Tribute to Caesar: The Medicis' Giraffe -- Bibliography -- Survivals of Otherness: Astrological Frescoes in the Palazzo of Schifanoia in Ferrara, Italy -- Bibliography -- Index -- Series index.
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Cover -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Synopsis -- Introduction -- 'Otherness' -- 'Otherness' in Space and Architecture -- Synopsis of the Chapters -- Thanks -- Bibliography -- The Castle and the Lily: Samuel Ha-Levi's Synagogue and the Crises of 14th-Century Castile * -- The Seam of the Worlds -- A Monument of Unity? -- Bibliography -- Jews and Conversos in Christian Space: Distinctive Signs of the 'Other' in the St. Blaise Chapel in the Cathedral of Toledo in Spain -- Introduction -- Political and Social Context -- Otherness and Architecture in the Cathedral of Toledo -- The Main Altarpiece -- St. Blaise Chapel -- The Credo and the Life of Saints in the St. Blaise Chapel -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Between Public and Private Spheres: The Valencian Jewish Quarter in Christian Space 199 -- The Broken Jewish Space -- Inside the Jewish Quarter -- New Christians and New Obligations -- Bibliography -- "Never Was Raised Such a Monument of this Stature": 262 The Alhambra and Palace of the Popes in the 14th Century -- Introduction -- A Population Consideration -- Water Use and Gardens in a Palace-City -- Sacred Spaces in the Palace-City 279 -- The Greater Purpose of a Palace-City -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Sacred Places: The Cubas from Southern Portugal -- Introduction -- Spatial Analysis of the Cubas from Southern Portugal -- Final Considerations -- Bibliography -- Allies of the Order: Guilt-Projecting Witticism and Moral Discredit through Fantastic Non-Human Appearances Referring to Religious Others -- Bibliography -- Ephemeral Art and Otherness: The Image of the Muslim in Valencian Festivities and Triumphal Entries in the 16th and 17th Centuries 360 -- Introduction -- Triumphal Entries and the Conformation of the Enemy.

The Commemorations of Victories at Battles and the Centenaries of the Conquest of Valencia -- Canonizations and Other Valencian Festivities -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Tribute to Caesar: The Medicis' Giraffe -- Bibliography -- Survivals of Otherness: Astrological Frescoes in the Palazzo of Schifanoia in Ferrara, Italy -- Bibliography -- Index -- Series index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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