Sacred music of the 16th century. Inspired by the 'Song of Songs', known to many as the most erotic book of the Old Testament. Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1526-1594) and performed by Stile Antico, a British vocal ensemble, whose name means, literally, "ancient style".
An image made from micrographic Hebrew letters of verses from The Song of Songs by Baruch Ben Shmariahu (1794). Micrography is a Jewish art form, developed in Tiberias, in the 9th century C.E. The word shir (song) is in the center.
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