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Author:   Allegra Iafrate
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.689kg
ISBN:  

9789004305182

ISBN 10:   9004305181
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   13 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: A Map of the Wanderings Between Legend and Reality: the Place of the Throne Notes on the Mediterranean Circulation of the Throne A Debate of Longue Duree Flying on the Throne: Chronological and Geographical Span of the Journey The Limits of the Mediterranean Chapter one: A King of Small Things An Aesthetics of Prestige: Claiming Solomon's Treasure The Cup The Pillars The Table The Transfer of Metal-Working Techniques Unfamiliar yet Beautiful: Sabres and Cuirasses Casting Bronze like Hiram: Lamps and Vessels Working a l'oeuvre Salomon : Spurs, Saddles, Furniture Conclusions Chapter two: The Solomonic Throne in Constantinople The Magnaura Throne The Throne in Byzantine Chronicles A Throne for a New Solomon The Case of the Golden Plane Tree Courtly Automata The Organ as a Soundtrack for the Empire Sharing Elements of Kingship: Silks and Precious Objects in Circulation Conclusions Chapter three: The Throne of the Rabbis Scholarship on the Throne The Throne in Midrashic Literature The Relationship between Legends and Reality Midrash Esther Rabbah Midrash Leviticus Rabbah Targum Sheni: between Ekphrasis and Reality? Enlivening the Scene: the Echoes of the Magnaura The Wandering of the Throne The Reception of Midrashim about the Throne in Other Contexts Conclusions Chapter four: The Throne of Solomon in the Islamic World Jewish Sources for Arabic and Persian Accounts Lions and Griffins: a Lost Solomonic Throne? Building Solomon's Throne on Persian Royal Ruins: Takht-i Sulayman Mapping Solomon's Kingdom Flying Thrones and Flying Carpets Conclusions Chapter five: The Throne of Solomon in the Christian West My Kingdom for a Lion: Papal and Imperial Seats Henry VI and the Sedes Sapientiae Sedes Sapientiae and Divine Wisdom A Seat for the Virgin Rabanus Maurus Guibert de Nogent Nicholas de Clairvaux Richard of Saint-Laurent The Sedes Sapientiae as the Throne of Solomon: a Marian Interference The Throne of Solomon as Spiritual Ladder Conclusions Chapter five: A Literary Abode for the Throne The City of Brass The Jungere Titurel Conclusions Appendix: Weather Lore and the Throne of Solomon Bibliography Index

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This book is excellent.. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Christian apocrypha and in Abrahamic legends more generally. While the author does not speak about a particular text, she reveals much about the world in which the apocrypha were made. Her work highlights the importance of looking beyond religious and even textual boundaries. Gavin McDowell in Apocrypha 28, 2017.

This book is excellent... I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Christian apocrypha and in Abrahamic legends more generally. While the author does not speak about a particular text, she reveals much about the world in which the apocrypha were made. Her work highlights the importance of looking beyond religious and even textual boundaries. Gavin McDowell in Apocrypha 28, 2017. Durch ihren vergleichenden Ansatz und die enge Verknupfung von Texten und Objekten gelingt Iafrate eine uberzeugende Analyse, die nicht nur Verflechtung, sondern auch Abgrenzung aufzeigt. UEber die angestrebte Perspektive hinaus kann die Studie auch als eine Kultur- und Ideengeschichte der mittelalterlichen Salomo-Rezeption gelesen werden. Sie regt dazu an, die Bedeutung des Throns, der anderen salomonischen Objekte und auch der Person Salomos in bestimmten Aspekten zu vertiefen, z. B. hinsichtlich Auffassungen von Koenigtum, symbolischer Kommunikation und politischer Rhetorik. Christian Alexander Neumann in QFIAB, 98, 2018.

Author Information

Allegra Iafrate, Ph.D (2013), Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, is postdoctoral fellow at the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence. The project of this book has been awarded the 'Prix Marc de Montalembert' 2014.

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