The Jew, the Cathedral and the Medieval City

by Nina Rowe

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In the thirteenth century, sculptures of Synagoga and Ecclesia - paired female personifications of the Synagogue defeated and the Church triumphant - became a favored motif on cathedral fa ades in France and Germany. Throughout the centuries leading up to this era, the Jews of northern Europe prospered financially and intellectually, a trend that ran counter to the long-standing Christian conception of Jews as relics of the pre-history of the Church...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521197449

ISBN13:9780521197441

Release Date:April 2011

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:346 Pages

Weight:2.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 7.1" x 10.0"

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