A fascinating survey of Jewish art and history from one of the mostcomprehensive Jewish collections.The Jewish World represents an overview of Jewish art that spans the multipledimensions of Jewish life across the globe. Through beautiful photographs andinsightful texts, this richly illustrated book brings to light masterpieces ofJudaica and craftsmanship from classical paintings to lush illuminations, fromintricate silverwork to modernist sculpture from The Magnes Collection, oneof the world's largest and most preeminent collections of Jewish ceremonial,modern, and contemporary art, music, rare books, and manuscripts.With art hailing from India, Spain, Yemen, Germany, Tunisia, Turkey,Morocco, China, Russia, the United States, and other regions where Jews oncelived or continue to live, the book gives insights into the richness and variety ofJewish cultures. The Magnes's sparkling new quarters, in a 25,000-square-footbuilding near the University of California, Berkeley, campus, make this importantresource accessible as never before.