Illuminated Haggadot from Medieval Spain: Biblical Imagery and the Passover Holiday

by Katrin Kogman-Appel

Emerging in Spain after 1250, Jewish narrative figurative painting became a central feature in a group of illuminated Passover Haggadot in the early decades of the fourteenth century. Illuminated Haggadot from Medieval Spain describes how the Sephardic Haggadot reflect different visualizations of scripture under various conditions and aimed at a variety of audiences. Though the specifics of the creation of these works remain a mystery, this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271027401
• ISBN13: 9780271027401
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.3" x 10.3"