Title Stones speak : Hebrew tombstones from Padua, 1529-1862 / by David Malkiel

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014 ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 401 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Studies in Jewish history and culture, 1568-5004 ; volume 43 Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v. 43. Contents Chapter One. Introduction ; Padua ; Cemeteries ; Publishing History -- Chapter Two. Words ; Form; Prose and Rhyme ; Medieval Antecedents ; Metered Verse ; Numbers ; Language ; Context ; Content ; Headings ; Voice ; Themes ; Endings ; Last Generation ; Conclusion -- Chapter Three. Stones ; Stone ; Geology ; Sources ; Quarrying and Carving ; Size and Shape ; Architecture ; Emblem ; Lettering ; Lineation ; Carver and Client ; Patterns -- Chapter Four. Lives ; Sectors ; Unattached Women ; Children ; Unmarrieds ; Elites ; Demography ; Society ; Community ; Family ; Onomastics Summary The Hebrew tombstones from Padua reflect the literary, artistic and social features of their age, from the early modern era to the modern age Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Jewish cemeteries -- Italy -- Padua Jewish epitaphs -- Italy -- Padua Jews -- Italy -- Padua -- History HISTORY -- Europe -- Italy. Ethnic relations Jewish cemeteries Jewish epitaphs Jews SUBJECT Padua (Italy) -- Ethnic relations Subject Italy -- Padua Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9789004265349 9004265341

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