Cultural exchange: Jews, Christians, and art in the medieval marketplace

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Pawnbrokers : agents of cultural transmission: Financial activities in the medieval marketplace ; Securities for loans : church liturgical objects ; High finance : urban and princely pledges -- Human imagery in medieval ashkenaz: The decorated home of the Rabbi of Zurich ; German Jews and figurative art : appreciation and reservation -- At the marketplace : professionals in the service of the "other": Christian artists and Jewish patronage ; Jewish craftsmanship at the service of the church ; Jewish traditions and ceremonies : how original?