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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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- 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
- To 1500
- Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts
- Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts > Facsimiles
- Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages > Israel > History > To 1500
- Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages > Palestine > History > To 1500
- Jewish pilgrims and pilgrimages
- Pilgrims and pilgrimages > Eretz Israel > History
- Jews > Eretz Israel > History > Middle Ages, 500-1500
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Hebrew > Eretz Israel > Exhibitions
- Exhibition catalogs > Israel
- Manuscripts, Hebrew > History
- Israel
- Middle East > Palestine
- Eretz Israel > Maps > History > To 1500
- Eretz Israel > In art
- Eretz Israel > History > Middle Ages, 500-1500
- Eretz Israel > Geography
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs
- 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).
- ISBN
- 9789652785169
- 9652785164
- OCLC
- on1292429913
- 1292429913
- SCSB-14593984
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries