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Jewish symbols in the Greco-Roman period. / Erwin R. Goodenough.
Van Pelt - Judaica/Ancient Near East Resource Room (401) Oversize DS111 .G65 v.1-13
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goodenough, Erwin Ramsdell, 1893-1965.
- Series:
- Bollingen series ; 37.
- Bollingen series ; 37
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dura, Syria. Synagogue.
- Dura, Syria.
- Jewish art and symbolism.
- Jews--Antiquities.
- Jews.
- Jews--Civilization--Greek influences.
- Dura-Europos (Extinct city).
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy volumes 1-8)
- Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 13 volumes : illustrations ; 32 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : [Published for the Bollingen Foundation Inc. by] Pantheon Books, [1953-1968].
- 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.
- Notes:
- "The immediate purpose of the study which follows is to try to discover the religious attitudes of the Jews in the Greco-Roman world."--Preface. vol. 1.
- Vol. 13 has imprint: [Princeton, N.J.] Princeton University Press.
- Includes bibliographical footnotes and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy imperfect: v. 12 only.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection v. 12 has dustjacket retained.
- Potok Collection copy volumes 1-8 presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.
- Potok Collection copy volumes 1-8 have paper wrapper with piece cut out on spine to show volume's title retained.
- Potok Collection copy volumes 1-6 have autograph of "Herman Potok October 1957 Los Angeles". Volumes 7-8 have autograph of "Herman Potok November 1958 Los Angeles".
- Potok Collection copy volumes 1-8 have title pages printed in black and red-brown.
- Potok Collection copy volumes 1-3 and 5-6 housed in slipcases.
- OCLC:
- 397902
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