| Curator |
Moshe Davidowitz. |
| Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1979. Booklet, 64 pp., illustrations: 47 b&w, 24.3 × 21.7 cm. English, with title also in Hebrew. |
| Location |
Yeshiva University Museum (23 June–28 October 1979) |
| Description |
Eight symbols ubiquitous in Jewish art. Each symbol (gateway, menorah, decalogue, Torah, Crown of Torah, Magen David, Jerusalem, and the Hebrew alphabet) discussed and illustrated by a variety of objects on which it appears. Short descriptive entries. 172 items. |
| main keywords |
ALPHABET, HEBREWCEREMONIAL OBJECTSDECALOGUE IN ARTGATEWAY AS SYMBOLJERUSALEM AS SYMBOLJEWISH SYMBOLS/THEMESMAGEN DAVID AS SYMBOLMENORAH AS SYMBOLPAINTINGSPRINTED BOOKSSYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsChildren’s booksCoats of ArmsDrawings/SketchesHaggadotHanukkah lampsHoly Land souvenirsKeter TorahMizrachOil lamps, ancientPaintingsPaintings, Eretz Israel/Holy LandPapercutsPesach platesPlatesPostcardsPrints, Eretz Israel/Holy LandRimmonimSeals/Stamps, ancientSeals/Stamps, personalShabbat cloths/tableclothsShabbat lampsShana Tova greeting cardsStained glassTalit neckbandTapestriesTassTemple of Jerusalem modelsTorah Ark curtainsTorah Ark valancesTorah casesTorah mantlesYad |