| Translated title | The Jewish World. A Sacred History |
| Curators |
Jacques Charles-Gaffiot, Mauricette Berne. |
| Imprint |
Paris, France, 1992. 207 pp., illustrations: 61 col., 60 b&w, 28.2 × 25.2 cm. French. |
| ISBN |
2950407064 |
| Location |
Mairie du 5eme arrondissement (Opening: 24 September 1992) |
| Description |
Broad treatment of Jewish history and art in various historical periods, in France and abroad. Eleven essays, including those on: the relationship between the Fleur de Lys and the Magen David (Victor Klagsbald), symbol and narrative in Jewish art (Gabrielle Sed-Rajna) and the synagogue of Lunéville (Françoise Job). Descriptive entries. 261 items. |
| main keywords |
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSLUNÉVILLEMAGEN DAVID AS SYMBOLTORAH ORNAMENTSSYNAGOGUES |
| minor keywords |
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