Jewish shrine at Meirôn

Title:

Jewish shrine at Meirôn

Date:

1881

Creator (Personal):

Fenn

Description:

Black-and-white wood engraving depicting the tomb of Rabbi Simeon bar Yochai in Meron, site of celebrations for Lag BaOmer. Engraving after a drawing by Henry Fenn. From Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt, Volume 1, edited by Charles William Wilson, published New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1881-1884.

Collection Title:

William A. Rosenthall Judaica Collection - Prints and Photographs

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Images

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Simeon bar Yoḥai, active 2nd century--Tomb

Topical Subject:

Synagogues--Israel--Meron, Tombs--Israel--Meron, and Lag b'Omer

Geographic Subject:

Meron (Israel)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

Print Portfolio 13,cofc-war-print13-068

Date Digital:

2012-01-17

Digitization Specifications:

Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, 250 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Information:

For more information contact Special Collections at the College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

48934