Resplendent Synagogue: Architecture and Worship in an Eighteenth-Century Polish Community (Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry Series).
Lebanon, NH: Brandeis, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 226, indexed, richly illustrated with nearly 200 b/w and color photographs, drawings, and plans. Includes a custom bookmark signed with original pen and ink drawing by the author, and an original drawing and signature on the title page. As New in Fine DJ. Item #20511
The author interprets the 18th century synagogue in a small Ukrainian town, historically, architecturally, and in relation to the community of its time. Built by a collaboration of Jewish and non-Jewish builders and artisans, this is an exceptional look at one building in a new light. Winner of the Vernacular Architecture Forum's Henry Glassie Award.
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