- Art and Medieval Jerusalem / Barbara Drake Boehm and Melanie Holcomb
- Trade and tourism in Medieval Jerusalem / Melanie Holcomb and Barbara Drake Boehm
- Domestic goods from the Suq to the home: imagining Jerusalem's interiors / Elizabeth Dospěl Williams
- Jewish-Muslim encounters in the Holy Land / Martin Jacobs
- Terra miracula: blessed souvenirs from the Holy Land / Avinoam Shalem
- Catalogue numbers 1-26
- Pluralism in the Holy City / Barbara Drake Boehm and Melanie Holcomb
- Saint Sabas and the monks of the Holy Land / Jennifer Ball
- The Karaites / Meira Polliack
- Maimonides and Jerusalem
- David Kraemer
- Merits of Jerusalem (Fada'il al-Quds) / Carole Hillenbrand
- Catalogue numbers 27-57
- Experiencing sacred art in Jerusalem / Melanie Holcomb and Barbara Drake Boehm
- The closed gate / Melanie Holcomb
- Sharing the church of the Holy Sepulchre during the Crusader period / Jaroslav Folda
- The Dome of the Rock / Robert Hillenbrand
- The minbar of Nur al-Din / Sylvia Auld
- The cradle of Jesus and the Oratory of Mary on Jerusalem's Haram al-Sharif / Nabil Matar
- Catalogue numbers 58-101
- Holy war and the power of art / Barbara Drake Boehm and Melanie Holcomb
- Jerusalem: The crucible of holy war / James Carroll
- Catalogue numbers 102-120
- Patronage in Jerusalem / Melanie Holcomb and Barbara Drake Boehm
- Jacques de Vitry / Barbara Drake Boehm
- The Armenian presence in Jerusalem / Helen C. Evans
- Franciscans in Jerusalem: The early history / Xavier John Seubert
- Muslim women patrons in Jerusalem / Yusuf Natsheh
- Catalogue numbers 121-136
- Seeking the eternal Jerusalem / Abby Kornfeld
- Catalogue numbers 137-149.
A comprehensive and timely exploration of the key role Jerusalem played in shaping the art and culture of the Middle Ages Medieval Jerusalem was a vibrant international center and home to multiple cultures, faiths, and languages. Harmonious and dissonant influences from Persian, Turkish, Greek, Syrian, Armenian, Georgian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Indian, and European traditions invested Jerusalem with a key role in shaping the art of the Middle Ages. Through compelling essays by international and interdisciplinary experts and detailed discussions of more than 200 works of art, this beautiful, authoritative volume breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between the historical and the archetypal city of Jerusalem, uncovering the ways in which the aesthetic achievements it inspired enhanced and enlivened the medieval world. Patrons and artists from Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions alike focused their attention on the Holy City, endowing and enriching its sacred buildings and creating luxury goods for its residents. This artistic fertility was particularly in evidence between the 11th and the 14th centuries, notwithstanding often devastating circumstances-from the earthquake of 1033 to the fierce battles of the Crusades. Dazzling illustrations featuring new photography complement this unprecedented, panoptic story of Jerusalem in the Middle Ages.
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