Zabytye kamni: Evreiskie nadgrobiia v Moldove / Forgotten Stones: Jewish Tombstones in Moldova

2000. Sewn cl. D. N. Goberman A well illustrated monograph containing unprecedented research on Jewish art, history, and visual culture, this book covers an unusual aspect in the legacy of Jewish art in Eastern Europe: The stone carvings on eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century tombstones show a raw beauty that evokes ancient sculpture. The carved designs frequently reflected the characteristics of the deceased as well as biblical images and designs of animals associated with a person’s name. Some elements were symbolic and interpreted in images the Jewish mode of life. The works are clearly illustrated and fully annotated. 160 pp., 9 x 10 1/2 ins., 129 b-&-w illus., sewn cl., Rus. and ENGLISH, Item #3793

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