Ketubah renaissance : the artful modern revival of the Jewish marriage contract / Michael Shapiro ; foreword by Shalom Sabar ; preface by Joanna Homrighausen.
| Author/creator | Shapiro, Michael author. |
| Other author | Sabar, Shalom, 1951- writer of foreword. |
| Other author | Homrighausen, Joanna, writer of preface. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press ; Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xxxvi, 190 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | polychrome |
| Physical medium | illustration |
| Contents | Foreword : The joyous art of the ketubah / by Shalom Sabar -- Preface : Between the ketubah's margins and center / by Joanna Homrighausen -- The ketubah in Israel -- A landmark era for the art ketubah -- Ketubah text transformations and use at the wedding ceremony -- The script of the ketubah -- The art of ketubah production -- The ketubah in the twenty-first century -- Gallery of ketubah plates. |
| Abstract | "Illuminating the contemporary revival of the Jewish marriage contract, Ketubah Renaissance relays the ketubah's storied history through the present day and showcases sixty of the most innovative and beautiful ketubot of the last half century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| LCCN | 2025004979 |
| ISBN | 9780827615625 |
| ISBN | 0827615620 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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