Beginning with the discovery of the paintings in the synagogue at Dura Europas, the ancient Syrian trading city, art historian and judacist Kaniel relates the history of Jewish art from biblical times to the present. Some 150 illustrations, about half in color, exemplify ceremonial art, marriage contracts, illuminated manuscripts, architecture, and decoration. 9 x12 ". Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Beginning with the discovery of the paintings in the synagogue at Dura Europas, the ancient Syrian trading city, art historian and judacist Kaniel relates the history of Jewish art from biblical times to the present. Some 150 illustrations, about half in color, exemplify ceremonial art, marriage contracts, illuminated manuscripts, architecture, and decoration. 9 x12 ". Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Hardcover with purple cloth boards in dust jacket, 1989, quarto, 256pp., illustrated in color and b&w. Book near fine with small strip of sun to bottom edge of spine and front board, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ VG with edgewear that includes a small tear to spine head, small mark to bottom rear panel.
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photographs. Fine in Very Good jacket. Folio-over 12-15" tall. Salmon hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. No writing tears and marks. DJ clean and crisp with minimal shelfwear. 256 pages with index. With over 150 illustrations more than half in full color, author cites evidence from architecture and the decorative art of temples, manuscripts, mosaics, etc to demonstrate that Jewish art is far more than a footnote to art history.
