This colorful artist's book from filmmaker Peter Greenaway supplements and illustrates the stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael told in the exhibition of the same name. The accompanying text enlarges upon the themes of the exhibition and considers the story of the binding of Isaac from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives.
Details & Excerpts
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Obedience
156 pages with 92 full-page images,
paperback
Kerber Publishing Company
Bielefeld and Berlin 2015ISBN: 978-3-7356-0067-7
available in English and German - Editors
Peter Greenaway, Margret Kampmeyer
and Cilly Kugelmann
on behalf of the Jewish Museum Berlin - Contributing Writers
Omri Boehm, Helmut Hoping, Margret Kampmeyer,
Cilly Kugelmann, Jon D. Levenson,
Angelika Neuwirth, Ed Noort - Translations
Adam Blauhut, Allison Brown
- Design
e o t . essays on typography
- Price
30 € (in the Museum Shop)
35 € (retail price)
Introduction
by Margret Kampmeyer and Cilly Kugelmann
Download (PDF / 3.58 MB / in English / not accessible)