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Synagogues of Europe : Architecture, History, Meaning (Dover Books on Architecture)
Synagogues of Europe Architecture History Meaning - Dover Books on Architecture Author:Carol Herselle Krinsky Wide-ranging study, enhanced with over 250 superb illustrations, offers a fascinating, authoritative history of the Jewish house of worship from antiquity to modern times. Describes their functions, furnishings, and architectural changes through the centuries, with specific accounts of individual European synagogues and insightful discussions of... more » fortifications, materials of construction, women’s galleries, the impact of the Reform Movement, architectural styles and more.« less