Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from The Jewish Museum: A Catalogue Raisonn� - Hardcover

Braunstein, Susan L.

9780300106237: Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from The Jewish Museum: A Catalogue Raisonn�

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ISBN 10: 0300106238 ISBN 13: 9780300106237

Publisher: Jewish Museum, 2005

The observance of Hanukkah as a time of freedom and miracles resonates strongly with Jews today as in centuries past, and the Hanukkah lamp is central to the celebratory ritual. The importance of the Hanukkah lamp is reflected in the collection of The Jewish Museum in New York: its 1,022 lamps represent the largest assemblage of Hanukkah lamps in the world. This publication presents the Museum’s unparalleled collection in its entirety. Remarkably expressive and varied, these lamps are a revelation for anyone interested in Jewish culture, history, and the beauty and diversity of these beloved traditional objects.

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The Jewish Museum’s collection of 1,022 Hanukkah lamps and menorahs is the most extensive in the world and reveals the beauty and diversity of these beloved traditional objects. This beautiful book showcases the Museum’s entire collection, presenting lamps crafted over the last five centuries from a variety of cultures and continents.

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Susan L. Braunstein is curator of archaeology and Judaica and head of the Judaica Department at The Jewish Museum in New York. She is also adjunct instructor of Jewish art and material culture at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. She is coeditor of Getting Comfortable in New York: The American Jewish Home, 1880–1951 and coauthor of Israel in Antiquity: From David to Herod.

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PublisherJewish Museum
Publication date2005
ISBN 10 0300106238
ISBN 13 9780300106237
BindingHardcover
Number of pages416

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Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from the Jewish Museum: A Catalogue Raisonn�: A Catalogue Raisonne (The Jewish Museum New York CoPublication series (YUP))

Braunstein, Susan L.

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Book Description gebunden. Condition: Neu. Neu -Anl�sslich des hundertj�hrigen Bestehens des J�dischen Museums New York, erschien dieses au�erordentliche Buch. Seit Jahrhunderten findet Chanukka als Zeit der Freiheit und der Wunder viel Beachtung bei Juden, heute wie damals. Dabei steht die Chanukka-Lampe nach wie vor im Mittelpunkt des Festrituals. Die Bedeutung der Chanukka-Lampe spiegelt sich in der Sammlung des J�dischen Museums in New York wider: Ihre 1.022 Lampen stellen die gr��te Sammlung von Chanukka-Lampen der Welt dar. Diese Publikation pr�sentiert die einzigartige Sammlung des Museums in ihrer Gesamtheit. Eine Offenbarung f�r alle, die sich f�r j�dische Kultur und Geschichte im Allgemeinen sowie die Sch�nheit und Vielfalt dieser geliebten traditionellen Objekte im Besonderen interessieren. (Text engl.)\\nSchlagw�rter: five centuries of hannukah lamps from the jewish museum, hannukah-lampen aus f�nf jahrhunderten, ein catalogue raisonn�, Sachgruppen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik, Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte Format: 32,00 x 24,00 x 4,50 cm Englisch. Seller Inventory # 1094270

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