Wigoder, Geoffrey - The Story Of The Synagogue

Geoffrey Wigoder | The story of the Synagogue | A diaspora Museum Book. The synagogue probably evolved from the ‘assenbly houses’ of the Jews in Babylonian exile. Over the centuries they have remained the hub of Jewish community life -- a place not only for assembly and worship, but for education and study, to air grievances and even as a place of refuge from attack.Geoffrey Wigoder traces the history of the synagogue, charting the many migrations and the varied styles of architecture from the simple and austere tot the magnificent, where the furnishings and fittings, the carving and painting, are unique expressions of Jeweish art. With 50 colour plates and 200 black-and-white illustrations. ISBN: 9780297789352 Gebonden - Weidenfeld and Nicholson - London - 1986 - 208 pag. Gebruikte hardcover met stofomslag in zeer goede staat.