Abstract
The Castilian Jewish scholar Yitshaq Ibn Sahula wrote a Hebrew illuminated fable book called "Meshal ha-Qadmoni" in 1281. This paper examines one of these fables, about a Muslim's man's adulterous wife. The current study offers an in-depth look at the text amd images, and reexamines the husband's deeds within the context of polemical point of view, against the background of contemporary textual and artistic evidence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-125 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Hispania Judaica Bulletin |
Issue number | 12 |
State | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Sahula
- Isaac ben Solomon
- active 13th century. Meshal ha-ḳadmoni
- Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts
- Judaism -- Relations -- To 1500
- Fables
- Hebrew -- History and criticism
- Adultery in art