Treasures of the Holy Land: Ancient Art from the Israel Museum - Video Recording Review

Arts & Activities, Nov, 2002 by Jerome J. Hausman

Video/30 min./$19.95. Level: College. Public Media/Home Vision, 4423 W. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, IL 60640-5802, (800) 826-3456.

This documentary video shows the viewer over 10,000 years of the Holy Land's history, as told through a rich sampling of artifacts, sculpture, jewelry, inscriptions, mosaics and household objects that have all been mentioned in the Bible. The program is hosted by Philippe de Montebello of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the exhibit of the works was originally held. He concludes the video with excellent close-ups and explanations of the Dead Sea Scrolls. For information about this publication, circle No. 395 on the Reader Service Card.