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  • Harry Bertoia: sculptor

    Harry Bertoia: sculptor

    Harry Bertoia, Sculptor is devoted to the life and work of a twentieth-century Italian-born American artist whose important commissions are located in twenty-five American cities from New York to Seattle and from Minneapolis to Miami. It traces the development of Bertoia’s versatile career from his youth in Detroit, beginning with drawings, paintings, and monoprints, then jewelry and furniture designs, to his abstract sculptures in metals, many of architectural proportions.

    The book include…

  • Rabbinic Judaism in the making: a chapter in the history of the Halakhah from Ezra to Judah I

    Rabbinic Judaism in the making: a chapter in the history of the Halakhah from Ezra to Judah I

    Through the ages, theology in Judaism has played roles of varying importance. But the role of theology is minor compared with that of law and observance. This book is devoted to a study of the evolution of normative Judaism from the time of Ezra (ca. 400 B.C.) to Judah I, the Prince (ca. 200 A.D.). Its focus on law represents a realistic approach to the history of applied Judaism.

    Rabbinic Judaism in the Making is the first study in English to trace the evolution of Rabbinic Law and Rabbinic…