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The Florence scroll : a 14th-century pictorial pilgrimage from Egypt to the Land of Israel

Title

The Florence scroll : a 14th-century pictorial pilgrimage from Egypt to the Land of Israel / Rachel Sarfati ; editing of original Hebrew manuscript, Lilach Tchlenov ; English translation, Simon Montagu ; English editing, Evelyn Grossberg ; editorial assistant, Maayan Flash ; photographs of the scroll, Lorenzo Stefani.

Author

Sarfati, Rachel

Publication

Jerusalem : Israel Museum ; [Florence] : Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze, [2021]
©2021

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. 2	Text	Use in library	JFG 23-65 v. 2	Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111
Request for On-site Use Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. 1	Text	Use in library	JFG 23-65 v. 1	Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111

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Description

2 volumes : color illustrations; 25 x 31 & 25 x 32 cm.

Summary

"This book presents the exciting results of research conducted on a little-known 14th-century scroll whose illustrations and texts trace the journey of its maker, a Jewish Egyptian painter, from Cairo to Lebanon through the land of Israel and its holy sites. Eleven meters long and featuring some 130 places and landmarks, the Florence Scroll (so-called because it is housed in the National Central Library of Florence) is the second oldest extant document - after the 6th-century Madaba map - to offer a detailed and extensive portrayal of the land of Israel. The first volume analyzes the scroll from a historical, cultural, and artistic perspective, presenting fascinating finds about such important sites as the Cave of the Patriarch, the Western Wall, and the Temple Mount. A prominent, two-meter long illustration reflects a tradition - common to both Jews and Muslims in the Middle Ages - that saw the Dome of the Rock as representing Solomon's Temple and preserving its sanctity. This illustration - and the entire scroll - reveals a cultural world in which Judaism and Islam coexisted in a close and reciprocal relationship. The book's second volume consists of a high-quality and almost real-size facsimile of the Florence Scroll." --

Series Statement

Catalogue / Israel Museum ; no. 699

Uniform Title

Megilat Firentseh. English
Ḳaṭalog (Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)) ; mis. 699.

Alternative Title

Megilat Firentseh.

Subject

Genre/Form

Facsimiles.
History.
Exhibition catalogs.

Note

Volume II contains facsimiled scroll; the scroll is in accordian fold uncut pages.
Published in conjunction with the exhibition Painting a pilgrimage: a 24th century scroll unveiled, curated by Rachel Sarfati.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (volume 1).

Call Number

JFG 23-65

ISBN

9789652785169
9652785164

OCLC

1292429913

Author

Sarfati, Rachel, author.

Title

Publisher

Jerusalem : Israel Museum ; [Florence] : Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze, [2021]

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Catalogue / Israel Museum ; no. 699

Ḳaṭalog (Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)) ; mis. 699.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (volume 1).

Chronological Term

To 1500

Added Author

Tchlenov, Lilach, editor.

Montagu, Simon, translator.

Grossberg, Evelyn, editor.

Flash, Maayan, editorial assistant.

Stefani, Lorenzo, photographer.

Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem), issuing body.

Research Call Number

JFG 23-65

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