Jewish Art Masterpieces: From the Israel Museum, Jerusalem - Hardcover

Fishof, Iris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0883631954 ISBN 13: 9780883631959

Publisher: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1995

Synopsis

This superb collection of Jewish art and artifacts spans more than two millennia of artistic creation and provides a fascinating perspective on the history and culture of the Jewish people. The forty-eight treasures, shown in stunning full-color reproductions, have been selected from the world's foremost repository of Jewish art and archaeology, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. The accompanying essays inform and enlighten, placing each item in the context of the prevailing cultural and religious influences. The works include relics of early Jewish history, ceremonial objects, folk art, paintings, and precious remnants of communities that have vanished forever.
In bringing together these rich and varied examples of Jewish art, Jewish Art Masterpieces reminds us of the links between past and present and the enduring legacy of the Jewish heritage.

About this title

Synopsis:

This superb collection of Jewish art and artefacts spans more than two millennia of artistic creation and provides a fascinating perspective on the history and culture of the Jewish people.

About the Author:

Iris Fishof is Chief Curator of Judaica and Jewish Ethnography at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0883631954
• ISBN 13: 9780883631959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 119