The Prophetic Quest - The Stained Glass Windows of Jacob Landau, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Explores ten monumental stained-glass windows, designed by the artist Jacob Landau, for the Keneseth Israel synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.

About the author

David S. Herrstrom is an independent scholar and President of the Jacob Landau Institute. He is the author of several books of poetry, including Jonah’s Disappearance and Appearing by Daylight, which feature drawings by Jacob Landau.Andrew D. Scrimgeour is Dean of Libraries Emeritus at Drew University, Archivist Emeritus of the Society of Biblical Literature, and the founding archivist of the American Academy of Religion. His essays and stories have been published in the New York Times.

Product details

• Authors: David S. Herrstrom, David S. (Jacob Landau Institute) Herrstrom, Andrew D. Scrimgeour, Andrew D. (Professor Emeritus Scrimgeour
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2021
• EAN: 9780271087818
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08781-8
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 292 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 1089 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Series: Dimyonot
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Pennsylvania, ART / Individual Artists / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, ART / Glass, ART / Techniques / Pencil Drawing, RELIGION / Judaism / Reform, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Stained glass: artworks, Individual artists, art monographs, Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks, Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious and ceremonial art