Star of David

This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.

Friday, October 31, 2014

Star of David Engraving by Vredemann De Vries

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Rosicrucian in his temple - Transmutation by Hans Vredemann De Vries (1527-1604) Dutch Renaissance architect, painter, and ...

Two Interpretations for the Star of David as a Medical Symbol

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Source: Schat der Gesontheyt (1672) by J. van Beverwijk Jan Schouten wrote a book about "The Pentagram as a Medical Symbol - A...

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Star of David as an Astral Symbol

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The shape of the hexagram, two interwoven triangles, doesn't convey necessarily an association of a star or a shield or a seal, bu...

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Friday, October 17, 2014

Detail of a Christian Manuscript from 1475

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Star of David as one of the elements decorating a Christian (Gospel) Manuscript from 1475 (Walters Manuscript W.540, fol. 205r) ...

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Oldest Prehistoric Hexagram

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The BBC News reported on 10 January, 2002, about the "Oldest" prehistoric art unearthed". In the Blombos cave, 290 kil...

Thursday, October 09, 2014

The Star of David and the Evel Eye

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Source: Ritual and Belief in Morocco:, Volume 1, 1926, by Edward Westermarck p. 465 "The eye is often represented in t...

Star of David on a flag from 1253

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Source: Lapidario (1253 ) by Alfonso X (the Wise), King of Castile (1221 –1284)

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zeevveez: I Published 22 books - 10 in print and 12 online. The full list appears on my Flickr Profile. Among them: Star of David Album [English]; Star of David Black and White [Hebrew]; Yellow Badge Album [Hebrew] Thing's Name [Hebrew], I am Such a Brazilian Woman [Hebrew, Iton 77] with co-author Iara Czeresnia. I Initiated several art shows about the Star of David, about the yellow star and about the Old Testament

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