Luminous art
Subtitle: Hanukkah menorahs of the Jewish Museum
By: Susan L. Braunstein.
Contributors: Braunstein, Susan L.
Publisher: Jewish Museum; Yale University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York; New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.) -- Catalogs.; Hanukkah lamp -- Catalogs.
Genres: Catalogs.
Other titles: Five centuries of Hanukkah lamps from the Jewish Museum
Description: "This illustrated book showcases more than 100 Hanukkah lamps selected from the extensive collection of The Jewish Museum in New York." "The featured lamps date from the Renaissance to our own time and come from virtually every part of the world, including the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The materials from which the lamps are crafted differ widely as well - silver, brass, bronze, pottery, glass, and wood." "Luminous Art offers an introduction to the history and craft of masterpieces of Jewish ceremonial art. Susan L. Braunstein provides an overview of the Hanukkah lamp, examining it from many angles and discussing its origins in Jewish tradition, its many innovative forms, its enduring ritual uses, and its social context. She also includes an informative short essay about each of the varied lamps pictured in the book."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: The first of the two volumes on the Hanukkah lamps of the Jewish Museum being published. It contains catalogue numbers 1 to 114. The second volume, Five centuries of Hanukkah lamps from the Jewish Museum, is a comprehensive catalogue of all the lamps in the museum's collection.  Cf. P. 1.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-236) and index.