Bibliogr. p. 307-327. Notes bibliogr. Index

Sommaire : 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.

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 gave Jerusalem a key role in shaping art produced for both secular and religious purposes. 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 14th centuries, notwithstanding often devastating circumstances--from the earthquake of 1033 to the fierce battles of the Crusades. So strong a magnet was Jerusalem that it drew out the creative imagination of even those separated from it by great distance. Through compelling essays and focused discussions of more than 200 works of art, Jerusalem, 1000-1400 breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between the historical and the archetypal city of Jerusalem and uncovers the way in which the aesthetic achievements it inspired enhanced and enlivened the medieval world.