The Precious Legacy: Judaic Treasures from the Czechoslovak State Collections - Vintage Book

Edited by David Altshuler

A catalog for the traveling museum exhibition of Judaic objects from the State Jewish Museum in Prague.

Teams of distinguished scholars from USA and former Czechoslovakia participated in the research and writing of this text, which includes studies of the historic and religious legacy of Czech Jewry as well as a catalogue of the landmark exhibition "The Precious Legacy". The volume is magnificently designed, depicting beautiful textiles, oil paintings, glassware, porcelain, precious metals, printed books and illuminated manuscripts in 75 full-color and 150 black-and-white illustrations. These photographs and essays together bear witness to the continuity and beauty of Jewish culture, a tradition that sanctifies life and trancends tragedy and death.

The editor of The Precious Legacy is David Altshuler, Charles E. Smith Professor of Judaic Studies at the George Washington University.

Originally published in 1983.

Paperback
288 pages