Buy this book on-line Gutmann, Joseph : JEWISH CEREMONIAL ARTNew York; Thomas Yoseloff, 1964
Original Cloth. 4to. 37, [60] pages. 29 cm. First edition. Sixty-one black-and-white and seven full-color plates illustrate some examples extant of the objects used by Jews in services at home and in the synagogue. With introductory text. Joseph Gutmann (1923–2004) , “U. S. Art historian. Gutmann, who was born in Wuerzburg, Germany, immigrated to Philadelphia with his parents in 1936 after the rise of the Nazis. He served in the army as a chaplain and interpreter from 1943 to 1946. Gutmann earned a B. A. From Temple University and an M. A. From New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. At Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati he received a doctorate in Jewish history and a rabbinical degree. After teaching at Hebrew Union College and the University of Cincinnati, he was appointed professor of art history at Wayne State University, Detroit, in 1969. A pioneer in the field of Jewish art, he wrote or edited 19 books, including Images of the Jewish Past: An Introduction to Medieval Hebrew Miniatures (1965) , Beauty in Holiness: Studies in Jewish Customs and Ceremonial Art (1970) , and Hebrew Manuscript Painting (1978) . ” (EJ 2008) Subjects: Jewish art and symbolism. Light wear to jacket. Very good condition. (ART-22-17) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Gutmann, Joseph : JEWISH CEREMONIAL ART. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. (Jt) Gutmann, Joseph : JEWISH CEREMONIAL ARTNew York; Thomas Yoseloff, 1964
Original Cloth. 4to. 37, [60] pages. 29 cm. First edition. Sixty-one black-and-white and seven full-color plates illustrate some examples extant of the objects used by Jews in services at home and in the synagogue. With introductory text. Joseph Gutmann (1923–2004) , “U. S. Art historian. Gutmann, who was born in Wuerzburg, Germany, immigrated to Philadelphia with his parents in 1936 after the rise of the Nazis. He served in the army as a chaplain and interpreter from 1943 to 1946. Gutmann earned a B. A. From Temple University and an M. A. From New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. At Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati he received a doctorate in Jewish history and a rabbinical degree. After teaching at Hebrew Union College and the University of Cincinnati, he was appointed professor of art history at Wayne State University, Detroit, in 1969. A pioneer in the field of Jewish art, he wrote or edited 19 books, including Images of the Jewish Past: An Introduction to Medieval Hebrew Miniatures (1965) , Beauty in Holiness: Studies in Jewish Customs and Ceremonial Art (1970) , and Hebrew Manuscript Painting (1978) . ” (EJ 2008) Subjects: Jewish art and symbolism. Light wear to jacket. Steinhardt Family Library stamp on endpage. Good + condition. (ART-22-17A) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of (Jt) Gutmann, Joseph : JEWISH CEREMONIAL ART. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, livres rares, out of print books, collectables and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |