Download or read book The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam written by David Cohen Paraira and published by Waanders Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Portuguese Synagogue, or Snoge, was the largest Sephardi synagogue in the world when it was built, between 1671 and 1675. The fact that Amsterdam's Sephardim were permitted to erect this grand structure attests to the relative freedom of Jews in this part of Western Europe, at a time when Jews elsewhere were confined to ghettos and subject to restrictions. Through the centuries, foreign tourists have been amazed by the beauty and scale of the complex. This volume examines the many aspects of this glorious synagogue, which has been preserved almost perfectly in its seventeenth-century state.

Download or read book The Esnoga written by Judith C. E. Belinfante and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A World Beyond Myself written by Rutger Kopland and published by Enitharmon Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of poems that charts the development of the poet's work - poems that provided ironical, anecdotal impressions of life in a god-fearing rural community - to poems of metaphysical and philosophical explorations and spiritual journeys.

Download or read book The Netherlands Architecture Institute written by Nederlands Architectuurinstituut and published by Nai010 Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of this newly updated book is the building occupied by the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi), which was designed by the architect Jo Coenen and opened in 1993. NAi is one of the international centers for architectural thought and ideas, and its home has become Famous in its own right as a contemporary architectural landmark. Featuring a wealth of new photos, floor plans and cross sections, the book also includes extensive texts examining the history of NAi, the commissioning of the building, its collections, and its policies and mission. In addition Jo Coenen describes the background of his work as well as the sources that inspired him.