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Leiden: Brill, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine -. Octavo. xxviii, 539, (1)pp. Indices, 18 page bibliography and glossary. Plus 92 pages of photographic plates, most with multiple images & many in color. Blue cloth, lettered in gilt with publisher's device on front cover. An ex-library copy with rubber stamps on title & bottom of text block, a pocket on rear pastedown and the faint shadow of a removed spine label. The menorah was the most important and dominant symbol in Jewish art, both in the Land of Israel and the Diaspora. The menorah was an integral part of the Temple ritual and was the most important of the Temple vessels. Its later representation served the purpose of reminding the Jews of their previous glory as well as their pride in the Temple, and expressed the longing and hope for the renewal of the Temple services and worship. Following the destruction of the Temple, the menorah took on the profound significance of the Temple. It also came to symbolize Judaism, when it was…
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The Menorah, the Ancient Seven-Armed Candelabrum: Origin, Form and Significance Hardcover - 2002
by Rachel Hachlili
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- Title The Menorah, the Ancient Seven-Armed Candelabrum: Origin, Form and Significance
- Author Rachel Hachlili
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Ed
- Pages 664
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
- Date February 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9789004120174 / 9004120173
- Weight 2.83 lbs (1.28 kg)
- Dimensions 9.6 x 6.68 x 1.75 in (24.38 x 16.97 x 4.45 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001025781
- Dewey Decimal Code 296.461
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