Obj. ID: 1078
Jewish Architecture Kupa Synagogue in Kraków – Zodiac signs (before restoration)
To the main object: Kupa Synagogue in Kraków – Interior before the restoration
The signs of the Zodiac are arranged in a single line on the parapet of the women's gallery. Each sign appears with its corresponding inscription inside an ovular medallion.
As a result of restoration work carried out in 2000, these images of the Zodiac signs lost much of their artistic beauty. In addition, the iconography of some of the images was altered (particularly that of Aquarius).
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
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Name/Title
Kupa Synagogue in Kraków – Zodiac signs (before restoration) | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
1920-1939
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Origin
Historical Origin
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Community type
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Period
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Collection
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Documentation / Research project
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Iconographical Subject
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Languages of inscription
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Shape / Form
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Material / Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
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Depth
Circumference
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Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Izabella Rejduch-Samkowa and Jan Samek, eds., Katalog Zabytków Sztuki w Polsce, vol. 4: Miasto Kraków, part 6: Kazimierz i Stradom; Judaica: Bóżnice, budowle publiczne i cmentarze (Warsaw: IS PAN, 1995), pp. 18-20.
Maria and Kaziemerz Piechotka, Bramy Nieba: Bóznice murowane na ziemiach dzwnei Rzeczypospolitej, (Warszawa: Krupski i S-ka, 1999), pp. 127-128.
Eleonora Bergman and Jan Jagelski, Zachowane Synagogi i domy molitwy w Polsce: Katalog (Żydowski Institut Historyczny, Warszawa, 1996), p. 65.
Type
Documenter
Khaimovich Boris | 1994
Author of description
Khaimovich Boris | 2014
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
Yeshayahu Gruber | 2015
Donor
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Object Copyright
Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
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