Carta`s Illustrated Encycclopedia of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem is a comprehensive visual exploration of the Holy Temple, its sacred vessels , and the Divine service. Hundreds of beautiful color pictures, with informative and lucid captions, shed light on a variety of fascinating Temple- related issues: the saga of Mount Moriah, the history of the Temple from the desert to the destruction, the Temple`s structure, the sacred vessels and instruments, the priestly vestments, women in the Temple, the Divine service, the High Holidays and Pilgrim Festivals,and more.
Carta`s Illustrated Encyclopedia, because of its profound content and striking beauty, evinces something of the Holy Temple`s original splendor and glory, and thus bestows majesty and distinction upon the Sanctuary and the Divine service that was performed there throughout the year.