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Architectural History and Criticism

Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Jewish quarters

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Mapping Jews: Cartography And Topography In Rome's Ghetto, Samuel D. Gruber Dr. Jan 2013

Mapping Jews: Cartography And Topography In Rome's Ghetto, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

This paper examines how the Ghetto of Rome was represented in the many view-plans and maps of Rome from the 16th through 18th centuries, and how this mapping both tells us much about the physical appearance of the Ghetto and also how it was perceived by others in particular and presented to others more generally.