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.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Magen David - Article by Jacob Reifmann

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Magen David by Jacob  Reifmann  (1818–1895) HaShachar II Vienna 1871 Translated from Hebrew by Ze'ev Barkan In all our boo...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Star of David on an antique sad iron stand

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Cast iron with a 1/4" top rail around the platform & measures 7 1/4" x 4 1/8" x 1 1/8". (c) Pietro Bisenzi ...
Friday, December 12, 2014

Archéomètre

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Star of David on the front page of The Archéomètre a book by  Saint-Yves d'Alveydre (1842-1902) Published posthumously in ...
Sunday, December 07, 2014

Star of David Article by Naftali Nussenblatt

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Foreword by Ze'ev Barkan: Dr. Naftali (Tulo) Nussenblatt (4.3.1895- 11.1943) wrote several books about Theodore Herzl. He was captur...
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Etruscan Hexagram

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Hexagram on a ball held in the hands of a Fate Godess. From an Etruscan mirror.  Etruscan mirrors date between 530-200 B.C.E - Sou...
Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Early Muslim Ornaments from Strzygowski's Book

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Early Muslim Ornaments from Strzygowski's Book:  J. Strzygowski, Ornamente, Altarabische Grabsteine in Kairo, "Islam", 191...
Friday, November 28, 2014

How to make a Morrocan Star of David Mosaic

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEc-ESRjntg&feature=youtu.be Thanks to Oded Israeli for referring me to this video
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