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Luminous art : Hanukkah menorahs of the Jewish Museum / Susan L. Braunstein.
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Braunstein, Susan L.
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English
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New York : Jewish Museum ; New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2004.
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xi, 244 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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Hanukkah lamp
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Summary note
"A magnificent array of Hanukkah menorahs and lamps that shed light on the Jewish traditions that produced them: The ceremonial kindling of lights each night during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah commemorates an ancient victory for religious freedom-the liberation and rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE. As their diversity and beauty attest, Hanukkah lamps are singularly important as a form of ceremonial art and are among Judaism's best-loved traditional objects. This superbly illustrated book showcases more than 100 Hanukkah lamps selected from the extensive collection of The Jewish Museum in New York. The featured lamps date from the Renaissance to our own time, and were created from a wide variety of materials in virtually every part of the world, including the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Susan L. Braunstein provides an engaging overview of the Hanukkah lamp and discusses its origins in Jewish tradition, its many innovative forms, its enduring ritual uses, and its social context. She also includes a short informative essay about each of the wonderfully varied lamps pictured in the book."--Publisher's description.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Joan Rosenbaum
Acknowledgments / Susan L. Braunstein
Eight lights, a thousand tales : Hanukkah lamps of The Jewish Museum / Susan L. Braunstein
Highlights of the collection
The Netherlands
Germany
Austria
Italy
Eastern Europe
Other European countries
North Africa
The Middle East and Asia
The Americas
Lamps made from other objects.
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ISBN
0300103875 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
9780300103878 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2004053763
OCLC
55615700
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Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage.
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