IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1221: Jewish Craftspeople and Their Material Evidence, III: Objects of Sacred Use and Objects of Secular Use
Wednesday 3 July 2019, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Andreas Lehnertz, Arye Maimon-Institut für Geschichte der Juden, Universität Trier |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Ephraim Shoham-Steiner, Department of History, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva |
| Paper 1221-a | The Pleating of Jewish Women's Festival Garments in 12th-Century Troyes (Language: English) Index terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Liturgy |
| Paper 1221-b | Shofarot Making and a Scandal in Erfurt in the 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Liturgy |
| Paper 1221-c | Jewish and Christian Goldsmiths: Laws, Workshops, and Products (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Daily Life, Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
| Abstract | Recent research showed there is more evidence for Jewish craftspeople in medieval Europe than previous studies assumed. Jews worked in different professions - not only within their community - and hence with a wide range of materials: ritual pure parchment was needed to create Torah scrolls and codices for the synagogue service, shofarot were made by ram's horns and goldsmiths handled precious materials like gold, silver or pearls. The sessions will focus on this wide range of topics from an interdisciplinary approach and discuss questions about legal conditions, ritual requirements and interactions with the Christian Environment. |