Jewish book art between Islam and Christianity : : the decoration of Hebrew bibles in medieval Spain / / by Katrin Kogman-Appel ; translated by Judith Davidson.

• Superior document: The Medieval and early modern Iberian world, v. 19
• Author: Kogman-Appel, Katrin.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 19.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 245 pages) :; illustrations (some color).
• Notes: First published in Hebrew in 2001. With revisions and additions.
• Other title: Omanut Yehudit ben Islam le-Natsrut.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-234) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1280467967; 9786610467969; 142371248X; 9047402960
• ISSN: 1569-1934
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Katrin Kogman-Appel ; translated by Judith Davidson.

This book discusses the decoration types of Sephardic illuminated Bibles. Unlike illuminated Passover manuscripts from the same period with their rich figurative and narrative picture cycles, Bibles are almost exclusively aniconic. Whereas the former borrow heavily from Christian art, the Bibles are entirely indebted to Islamic culture. The volume elaborates in particular on the cultural history of the decorative motifs and types of ornamentation in an era of cultural transition in Iberia and culture struggle within Spanish Jewry.