The Synagogue: Studies in Origins, Archaeology and Architecture.

New York: Ktav Publishing House, Inc, 1975. Hardbound. Octavo, blue cloth with gold lettering, minor wear at the base of the spine, xxxii, 359 pp., b/w photos, ink-stamps, soiling to the rear free endpaper. Very Good-. Item #82287
ISBN: 0870682652

Includes "Selected Bibliography on Synagogue Art and Architecture." Articles are "The Ortigin of the Synagogue," Louis Finkelstein, "The Origin of the Synagogue: A Comparative Study in the Development of Jewish Institutions," Solomon Zeitlin, "Proseuche und Synagoge: Jüdische Gemeinde, Gotteshaus und Gottesdienst in der Diaspora und in Pälestina," Martin Hengel, "The Supposititious Temple-Synagogue," Sidney B. Hoenig, "The Origin of the Synagogue: The Current State of Research," Gutmann, "Art in the Synagogue: Some Talmudic Views," Joseph M. Baumgarten, "Notes on Recent Excavations at Capernaum (Review Article)," Gideon Foerster, "Ancient Synagogues," Michael Avi-Yonah, "Die Synagogeninscrift von Stobi," Martin Hengel, "The Architecture of the Dura and Sardis Synagogues," Andrew Seager, "Goodenough's 'Jewish Symbols' in Retrospect," Morton Smith, "Programmatic Painting in the Dura Synagogue," Gutmann, "The Seat of Moses," Israel Renov, "The Sacred Direction in Synagogue and Church," Franz Landsberger, "Mutual Influences Between Eastern and Western Europe in Synagogue Architecture from the 12th to the 18th Century," Rachel Wischnitzer, "The Syngogue and Protestant Church Architecture," Helen Rosenau, "German Synagogues in the Early Period of Emancipation," Rosenau, "The Egyptian Revival in Synagogue Architecture," Rachel Wischnitzer, "Synagogues for Today's Jews," Alfred Werner.

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