Venice Synagogues
Title | Venice Synagogues PDF eBook |
Author | Umberto Fortis |
Publisher | Assouline Publishing |
Pages | 6 |
Release | 2016-03-01 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1614280525 |
Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Venice Ghetto, this magnificent hand-bound Ultimate Collection volume introduces readers to the beauty and historical and spiritual significance of the five principal synagogues in Venice, the most important markers of Jewish faith and culture in the Most Serene Republic. Behind the walls of the Ghetto, Venetian Jews expressed strong ties to the traditions of their forefathers in constructing these beautiful places of worship. The architecture, furnishings, and decorations blended the memory of their different countries of origin with traditions of Venetian artistic culture, bequeathing the City on the Lagoon enduring monuments of unparalleled eminence that remain sites of reverence and admiration.
Venice Synagogues (SE)
Title | Venice Synagogues (SE) PDF eBook |
Author | Umberto Fortis |
Publisher | Assouline Publishing |
Pages | 6 |
Release | |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1614288402 |
Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Venice Ghetto, this magnificent hand-bound Ultimate Collection volume introduces readers to the beauty and historical and spiritual significance of the five principal synagogues in Venice, the most important markers of Jewish faith and culture in the Most Serene Republic. Behind the walls of the Ghetto, Venetian Jews expressed strong ties to the traditions of their forefathers in constructing these beautiful places of worship. The architecture, furnishings, and decorations blended the memory of their different countries of origin with traditions of Venetian artistic culture, bequeathing the City on the Lagoon enduring monuments of unparalleled eminence that remain sites of reverence and admiration.
Synagogues of Europe
Title | Synagogues of Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Herselle Krinsky |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 482 |
Release | 1996-01-01 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780486290782 |
Superbly illustrated views from antiquity to modern times accompany concise profiles of synagogues across the continent, including Cracow's Old Synagogue, the Great Synagogue of Vilnius, and Vienna's Tempelgasse. 253 illustrations.
Jews and Synagogues: Venice, Florence, Rome, Leghorn
Title | Jews and Synagogues: Venice, Florence, Rome, Leghorn PDF eBook |
Author | Umberto Fortis |
Publisher | Storti |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9788876660252 |
Venice
Title | Venice PDF eBook |
Author | Riccardo Calimani |
Publisher | |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN |
The Jews of Early Modern Venice
Title | The Jews of Early Modern Venice PDF eBook |
Author | Robert C. Davis |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2001-03-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780801865121 |
The constraints of the ghetto and the concomitant interaction of various Jewish traditions produced a remarkable cultural flowering.
Tropic of Venice
Title | Tropic of Venice PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Doody |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2007-02 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780812239843 |
In this journey through the work of artists and the writings of travelers who have been both smitten and repelled by the influence of Venice, Margaret Doody explores ways in which this is a city profoundly unlike any other on earth—and one that simultaneously unsettles and reveals many of our most deeply rooted cultural values.