Map of the Temple in Jerusalem
Uri of Biella
1564
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This map of the Temple in Jerusalem made in Safed by a Jewish scribe comes from an example of a “pilgrimage scroll,” also known as an “itinerary,” because they included instructions for visiting holy sites. Jewish pilgrimage scrolls from the mid-sixteenth century were stylistically modeled after Muslim scrolls and featured the Temple Mount as it was, with Muslim shrines such as the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Credits
The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Ms. Heb. 8°6947
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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