Tag Archives: Edmond de Rothschild

tumbling dice: rocking the casbah

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Dave

In the disapora, the absence of political sovereignty presented some opportunities for self-improvement, it was never regarded as an end in itself. Much like the Old Country proverb about dying, it was more of a tradition than a good deed. … Continue reading →

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belles heures:piety for the privileged

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Dave

…Even the Church was in trouble: it was rumored that not one soul had entered paradise since the Great Schism began. Outbreaks of the plague were common, taxes were high, and political stability unknown. In such a world, a beautiful … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous | Tagged Cloisters Museum, Duc de Berry, Edmond de Rothschild, Jean Duc de Berry, Limbourg Brothers, Limbourg Brothers The Book of Hours, Millard Meiss, The Belles Heures, The Cloisters, timothy husband | Leave a comment

rothschild & buber: real life is encounters with the 133 year bond

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Dave

its an incongruous combination that two men so patently different should somehow be connected inextricably to the Jewish people and a jewish homeland. On the one hand, Baron Edmond de Rothschild feared zionism, had an anathema for democracy, and became, … Continue reading →