People of the image: Jews & art

Abstract

"Examines medieval Jewish art as a vital site of critical commentary to uncover otherwise inaccessible social, political, and theological perceptions among Europe's major medieval minority."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Is a manuscript a mirror? -- How not to read art made for Jews : the limits of speculation -- How to read art made for Jews : a plausibility spectrum -- What is a book? What is a book for? -- Thought crimes : implied ensuing action -- Getting emotional -- Beastly bodies -- Esther's afterlives -- Appendix : depictions of women in the Golden Haggadah.