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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniverse Publishing
ISBN-100789399733
ISBN-139780789399731
eBay Product ID (ePID)64335395
Product Key Features
Book TitleJewish Museums of the World : Masterpieces of Judaica
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMuseums, Tours, Points of Interest, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Art
AuthorGrace Cohen Grossman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight123.5 Oz
Item Length14.1 in
Item Width10.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"...magisterial, visually stunning new volume, a review and overview of the world's Jewish museums." ~The Jewish Daily Forward "Its color plates are a feast for the eyes, and the accompanying text brings a portion of Jewish history to life. A truly remarkable "coffee-table" book..." ~Jewish Herald-Voice "Dizzying in its lushness and exactitude...there are photo spreads of such beauty and majesty that no reader could remain unmoved by the profusion of art and artistry that Judaism has given rise to over the centuries." ~The Jewish Exponent "One of those drop-dead coffee-table books that makes you 'ooh' and 'ahh'... the photos were so impressive, I found it hard to concentrate on the text." ~The Reporter Group "Jewish Museums of the World...has made theat of selecting a gift for anyone interested in Judaica, museum culture or Jewish history quite easy." ~BookPage, "...magisterial, visually stunning new volume, a review and overview of the world's Jewish museums." ~ The Jewish Daily Forward "Its color plates are a feast for the eyes, and the accompanying text brings a portion of Jewish history to life. A truly remarkable "coffee-table" book..." ~ Jewish Herald-Voice "Dizzying in its lushness and exactitude...there are photo spreads of such beauty and majesty that no reader could remain unmoved by the profusion of art and artistry that Judaism has given rise to over the centuries." ~ The Jewish Exponent "One of those drop-dead coffee-table books that makes you 'ooh' and 'ahh'... the photos were so impressive, I found it hard to concentrate on the text." ~ The Reporter Group " Jewish Museums of the World ...has made theat of selecting a gift for anyone interested in Judaica, museum culture or Jewish history quite easy." ~ BookPage
SynopsisWritten by noted scholar and curator of the Skirball Cultural Center Museum in Los Angeles, this text features the prize collections of the diverse Jewish museums around the world, whose scope spans ceremonial to fine arts to history.