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Jewish papercuts : a history and guide / Joseph and Yehudit Shadur.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks NK8553.2.E85 S5 1994
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shadur, Joseph, author.
- Shadur, Yehudit, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paper work--Europe.
- Paper work.
- Jewish folk art.
- Devotional objects--Judaism.
- Devotional objects.
- Judaism.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA. : Judah L. Magnes Museum ; Jerusalem : Gefen Pub., [1994]
- Summary:
- Long fascinated by Jewish papercuts, Yehudit and Joseph Shadur have devoted many years to tracing the origins and development of this beautiful Jewish art form. With 48 full-color plates and 134 black and white illustrations, and a selective bibliography and guide to reference works in Jewish art and iconography, this volume fills a longfelt need of art historians, collectors of Judaica, and students of folk art.
- A special feature is a step-by-step description of how Yehudit Shadur creates her Jewish Papercuts.
- Notes:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109).
- National Jewish Book Awards - Visual Arts, Winner, 1994
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Gershwind/Bennett Endowed Fund for Judaica Collections.
- Presented to the Penn Libraries from the collection of Grace Cohen Grossman.
- ISBN:
- 0943376548
- 9780943376547
- OCLC:
- 31190486
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