Nina Rowe: 1 book
The Jew, the Cathedral and the Medieval City
Synagoga and Ecclesia in the Thirteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
In the thirteenth century, sculptures of Synagoga and Ecclesia - paired female personifications of the Synagogue defeated and the Church triumphant - became a favoured motif on cathedral façades in France and Germany. Throughout the preceding centuries, the Jews of northern Europe prospered financially...
