Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

‮ראה וקדש‬‎ “See and Sanctify”. Exploring Jewish Symbols
(133 words)

Curator

Moshe Davidowitz.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1979. Booklet, 64 pp., illustrations: 47 b&w, 24.3 × 21.7 cm. English, with title also in Hebrew.

Location

Yeshiva University Museum (23 June–28 October 1979)

Description

Eight symbols ubiquitous in Jewish art. Each symbol (gateway, menorah, decalogue, Torah, Crown of Torah, Magen David, Jerusalem, and the Hebrew alphabet) discussed and illustrated by a variety of objects on which it appears. Short descriptive entries. 172 items.

main keywords

ALPHABET, HEBREW
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
DECALOGUE IN ART
GATEWAY AS SYMBOL
JERUSALEM AS SYMBOL
JEWISH SYMBOLS/THEMES
MAGEN DAVID AS SYMBOL
MENORAH AS SYMBOL
PAINTINGS
PRINTED BOOKS
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Amulets
Children’s books
Coats of Arms
Drawings/Sketches
Haggadot
Hanukkah lamps
Holy Land souvenirs
Keter Torah
Mizrach
Oil lamps, ancient
Paintings
Paintings, Eretz Israel/Holy Land
Papercuts
Pesach plates
Plates
Postcards
Prints, Eretz Israel/Holy Land
Rimmonim
Seals/Stamps, ancient
Seals/Stamps, personal
Shabbat cloths/tablecloths
Shabbat lamps
Shana Tova greeting cards
Stained glass
Talit neckband
Tapestries
Tass
Temple of Jerusalem models
Torah Ark curtains
Torah Ark valances
Torah cases
Torah mantles
Yad

Cite this page
“‮ראה וקדש‬‎ “See and Sanctify”. Exploring Jewish Symbols”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 01 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0619>
First published online: 2019



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