A must for both architecture and Judaic studies buffs, this gorgeous volume offers a glorious armchair tour of synagogues of the world. For almost two thousand years, the synagogue has been the focal point of Jewish life and identity. This sumptuously illustrated volume traces the history of the synagogue as an institution and follows the development of synagogue art and architecture throughout the ages and across continents. Synagogues: -- features an incredible diversity of synagogues, from sixteenth-century Italian ...
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A must for both architecture and Judaic studies buffs, this gorgeous volume offers a glorious armchair tour of synagogues of the world. For almost two thousand years, the synagogue has been the focal point of Jewish life and identity. This sumptuously illustrated volume traces the history of the synagogue as an institution and follows the development of synagogue art and architecture throughout the ages and across continents. Synagogues: -- features an incredible diversity of synagogues, from sixteenth-century Italian scuolas to twentieth-century works by architects such as Philip Johnson and Frank Lloyd Wright -- pictures synagogues from all over the world: from Cochin, India, to Venice, Italy; from London, England, to Jerusalem, Israel
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Add this copy of Synagogues to cart. $60.00, new condition, Sold by JHRC / GHG rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Syracuse, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by MetroBooks.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 120 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Excellent well illustrated introduction to the architecture of the synagogue with new material about synagogues in Asia and in the Arab world.
Add this copy of Synagogues (the Great Architecture Series) to cart. $149.24, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1899 by Metro Books.
