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Title: Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnati : Jones
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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first es-sentials of art in this, that they Avere notdone in the similitude of any existingthing. They Avere made after a conceptand description Avhich had been caughtin glimpses by Moses and transmitted byhim to his workmen. But the Avingedcreatures were not in the form of any THE HEBREWS.—GENIUS AND ARTS. 279 likeness in the earth or visible heavens.They were called Cherubim, or theWise Angels. Modern scholars and art-ists are not agreed as to the figure whichthe Hebrew workmen gave to theseguardian effigies of the Holy Place ; butthe cherubim are generally representedas angelic in face and with outstretchedwings, spread above the ark into which not, they doubtless represented the high-est aesthetic concept of the Hebrew race.The golden candlesticks, again, werecostly and ornate rather than artistic.There was a sense, however, in whichthey were better art than the cherubim.For they were made in the likeness ofthings natural and visible to the eye.The flowerine almond seems to have
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FURNITURE OF HEBREW TABERNACLE AND PRIEST IN ROBES. the creatures looked as if to inquire ofa mystery. The figures were mostly of beatengold, and the workmanship was doubt-Eiegance and less gorgeous and elegant.Whether the cherubim intheir outlines and poisemight be regarded as artistic—judged bythe canons of modern art—may never bedetermined; but whether they were or costliness of thefigures; the can-dlesticks. been the origin of the design; and thisthe artist followed in forming the sixoutbranching arms of the sacred lamp.This, like the cherubim, was made ofone beaten work of pure gold. Of atalent of pure gold made he it, and allthe vessels thereof. It is of interest to note that the twomen upon whom Moses relied for thedesiofn and execution of the great works 280 GREAT RACFS OF MANKIND. of the tabernacle were genuine He-brews. Bezaleel was a man of Judali,Moses employs and his colaborer, Alioliab,native work- ^Danite. The latter is rep- men; ornaments •- of tabernacles, resen

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