Ketubah Renaissance by Michael Shapiro HARDBACK 9780827615625

Jewish Publication Society

Ketubah RenaissanceThe Artful Modern Revival of the Jewish Marriage Contract\nAuthor(s): Michael Shapiro, Shalom Sabar, Joanna Homrighausen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Jewish Publication Society, United States\nImprint: Jewish Publication Society\nISBN-13: 9780827615625, 978-0827615625\nSynopsis\nIlluminating the contemporary revival of the Jewish marriage contract, Ketubah Renaissance relays the storied history of this beloved document (known in Hebrew as a ketubah) through the present day and showcases sixty of the most innovative and beautiful ketubot of the last half century.\n\n Originally created 2,500 years ago as a unilateral marriage contract stating what a groom would provide for his bride, the ketubah evolved from the tenth century onward into a richly decorated expression of love and commitment. Starting in the late 1960s a modern sensibility took root. Influenced by Jewish life and North American society at large, hundreds of artists and calligraphers began to imprint .