Israel: Splendors of the Holy Land [Hardcover]

Sarah Kochav (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1995

Exploring the cultures and civilizations of Israel, the land where Judaism, Christianity and Islam meet, this book examines the River Jordan, the hills of Galilee, Israelite cities, Byzantine churches and Arab mosques. The principal archaeological sites are looked at, including cities such as Masada, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, as well as some of the less familiar regions of the deserts and mountains. Site plans, aerial views and reconstruction drawings are provided.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The subtitle says it all, for this book is indeed splendid. It is also a sumptuous, well-documented, and generally gorgeous quarto-sized coffee-table book of distinction. Kochav is an Israeli with a background in both anthropology and sociology, with the fascinating specialty of history of the Anglican church in 19th-century Palestine. The key to this book is the images: sweeping aerial views, finely detailed museum artifacts, antique maps, 19th-century lithographs, plans of ancient buildings, and photographs of contemporary Israeli life. All are of such outstanding quality that they draw the reader effortlessly into the text. One of the most beautiful is a double-page spread taken at the Wailing Wall. The blurred movements of the worshippers in white prayer shawls evoke the ghosts that must haunt so ancient a location. Kochav is thoroughly successful in displaying an Israel of great beauty and mystery. Recommended.?Mary Morgan Smith, Northland P.L., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Review

Sumptuous, well-documented, and generally gorgeous. -- Library Journal

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500016682
• ISBN-13: 978-0500016688
• Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 10.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,749,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Apart from the Bible, this is the most treasured book I own!, March 23, 1999

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This review is from: Israel: Splendors of the Holy Land (Hardcover)

This oversized "coffeetable" book is marvelously and colorfully filled with unusual, eye-catching photographs. Areas I thought I had seen from every imaginable angle were caught with wonderful flair and style. Along with many different types of pictures (aerials, panoramics, sketches, antiquities) was historical information from biblical and non-biblical sources. Very helpful timelines were strategically interspersed throughout. Overall -- magnificent!