Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Goodenough, Erwin Ramsdell, 1893-1965
Title:
Jewish symbols in the Greco-Roman period.
Published / Created:
[New York] Pantheon Books [1953-68]
Physical Description:
13 volumes illustrations 32 cm.
Holdings:
Reference Library
Founder''s Room

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Vol. 13 has imprint: [Princeton, N.J.] Princeton University Press.

Includes bibliographical references.

BEIN Meriden Gravure 931: Dust jacket. Bookplate of Meriden Gravure Company. From the collection of the Meriden-Stinehour Press. Accompanied by publisher presentation insert.

BEIN Meriden Gravure 1388: Dust jacket. In slipcase. Bookplate of Meriden Gravure Company. Accompanied by newspaper clippings. From the collection of the Meriden-Stinehour Press.
Contents:
v. 1. The archeological evidence from Palestine.--v. 2. The archeological evidence from the Diaspora.--v. 3. Illustrations.--v. 4. The problem of method. Symbols from Jewish cult.--v. 5-6. Fish, bread, and wine.--v. 7-8. Pagan symbols in Judaism.--v. 9-11. Symbolism in the Dura Synagogue.--v. 12. Summary and conclusions.--v. 13. Indexes and maps, with the author's corrigenda and comments for the preceding volumes.
Subject Terms:
Synagogue (Dura, Syria) | Jews -- Antiquities. | Jewish art and symbolism. | Jews -- Civilization -- Greek influences. | Jewish art and symbolism. | Jews -- Antiquities. | Jews -- Civilization -- Greek influences.