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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

4,327 photos
Omer calendar, for counting the 49 days between        
Passover and Shavuot, the barley harvest.Pictures show 
Balaam's ass, Joshua stopping the sun during the battle
against the Amorites, and Jael killing Sisera. From    
Italy, watercolour on a paper scroll, 32,7 x 11,3 cm
#30050551

Omer calendar, for counting the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, th...

Miniature Ark, or Torah shrine. A menorah and the      
tablets with the ten commandments appear on the doors. 
From Russia.                                           
Punchwork on sheet brass, 41 x 18 x 14 cm
#30050559

Miniature Ark, or Torah shrine. A menorah and the tablets with the ten com...

Ark (Torah shrine) doors from the Butzian synagogue    
in Cracow, Poland. "Be strong as a leopard, light as an
eagle, fleet as a deer and strong as a lion to do the  
will of thy father," is inscribed over the doors.      
Carved and painted wood, 130 x 96 cm
#30050560

Ark (Torah shrine) doors from the Butzian synagogue in Cracow, Poland. "Be s...

Ark (Torah shrine) curtain from Persia. Designed       
like a Moslem prayer rug, floral decorations,          
Star of David, Bible quotations.                       
Embroidery on hand-quilted cotton, 114 x 76 cm
#30050561

Ark (Torah shrine) curtain from Persia. Designed like a Moslem prayer rug...

In a wall painting in the Sukkah of Fischach, Germany, 
members of the Jewish community walk behind a man      
carrying the Torah scroll. The others hold lulavim,    
palm branches. From Fischach, Germany, early 19th      
See also 30-05-04/9
#30050566

In a wall painting in the Sukkah of Fischach, Germany, members of the Jewish co...

Micrographic painting of Zion,city of David.Two gnarled
trees with psalters,harps,timbrels,pipes and cymbals   
according to psalm 150.In the center the City of David 
and the tombs of the kings of the House of David.      
Watercolour and ink on paper,38,5 x 31,5 cm
#300506 1

Micrographic painting of Zion,city of David.Two gnarled trees with psalters,harp...

Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and
Isaac,and of the angel halting the sacrifice.The
inscription asks to remember the "akedah",the binding
of Isaac" on the high holidays.Painting by Moshe
Mizrachi,a Persian jew who came to Palestine in 1880.
#30050617

Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,and of the angel h...

Chanukka lamp,from Holland.                            
Brass repoussee,26 x 26 x 10,5 cm
#30050619

Chanukka lamp,from Holland. Brass repoussee,26 x 26...

Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the         
eastern wall of a synagogue,like a mizrach,to indicate 
the proper direction of prayer.This shiviti contains   
biblical verses written in the form of a menorah.From  
Persia. Ink and watercolour on paper,41,9 x 33,9 cm
#30050620

Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synago...

Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the         
eastern wall of a synagogue,like a mizrach,to indicate 
the proper direction of prayer.This shiviti is written 
in the form of a menorah                               
Persia. Ink and watercolour on paper,41,9 x 33,9 cm
#30050621

Shiviti,a decorative plaque usually set in the eastern wall of a synago...

Purim-plate with Adam and Eve and Imperial Eagle.      
Tin
#30050622

Purim-plate with Adam and Eve and Imperial Eagle. Tin

Synagogue ornament;two large lions flank the Ten       
Commandments.The woodcarving was made by Charles       
Illions (1865-1949)for a synagogue on Third Street     
in Brooklin,New York.                                  
Wood,213 x 76 cm
#30050623

Synagogue ornament;two large lions flank the Ten Commandments.The woodcar...