A print from a disbound book of the British Empire published 1897. With an unrelated picture on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.75" x 6.5" or 22.5cm x 16.5cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
1897 is the printing date, the original date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
THE READING OF THE LAW.
The service in the Jewish Synagogue represents one cf the oldest, if not the oldest, forms of worship known to man. From the days of the Tabernacle of Moses down to the reign of Queen Victoria, the essential ceremonies of the Jewish ritual have been maintained. In the picture the arrangement of a modern synagogue is shown. The men are below, the women in the galleries. In former times the women were entirely screened from the congregation, but this custom has been modified or abandoned. The "praying scarf," or "talliss,' is worn by members of the congregation, who are all covered. The central shrine contains the Holy Scrolls (the five Books of Moses). In front of the shrine burns a perpetual lamp. Above are inscribed the Ten Commandments in Hebrew. The officiating Rabbi stands in the Centre; near him on the "almemor" stand two members of the congregation, who are called upon to fill this office in rotation.