Andreina Contessa.

Jerusalem, Israel, 2013. 46 pp., illustrations: 35 col., 6 b&w, 21.1 × 21.1 cm. Hebrew and English.

Museo U. Nahon di Arte Ebraica Italiana (18 July–10 September 2013)

The use and meaning of architectural motifs related to Jerusalem and its Temple on non-architectural works of Jewish art from Italy. Introductory catalog essay “Architectural Motifs in Italian Jewish Art” by Andreina Contessa; additional essays on architectural models of the Tabernacle and Temple in early and medieval Jewish art (Elisheva Revel-Neher), “The Tabernacle and Temple Vessels in Italian Jewish Art” (Nitzan Ashkenazi), “The Architectural Design of Torah Arks in Italy” (David Cassuto), and the architectural tapestries of textile artist Danièle Sulewic (Andreina Contessa). No itemized listing.

ARCHITECTURE
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, ITALY
ITALY
JERUSALEM IN ART
JEWISH SYMBOLS/THEMES
SULEWIC, DANIÈLE
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TAPESTRIES
TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM IN ART/ARCHITECTURE
TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM, COLUMNS OF
TEXTILES
TORAH ARKS
TORAH ORNAMENTS

Amulets
Coins
Gateway as symbol
Griselini, Francesco
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 15th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th C
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th C
Jerusalem as symbol
Keter Torah
Ketubbot
Maimonides
Ostia
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, engraved borders
Sepphoris (Tzippori)
Torah Ark curtains