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A history of Jewish costume / foreword by James Laver.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks Folio GT540 .R73 1973b
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LIBRA GT540 .R73 1973b
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rubens, Alfred, 1903-1998.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish clothing and dress.
- Physical Description:
- iii-xvi, 221 pages : illustrations (some color) facsimiles, portraits ; 33 cm
- Edition:
- New and enlarged edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1973.
- Summary:
- Shows how Jewish costume remained distinctive in most parts of the world throughout the ages. Adopts a new approach to the study of the costume of the Bible by reconciling traditional beliefs with moderen archaelogical discoveries.
- Contents:
- Preface to the new and enlarged edition
- Foreword / James Laver
- Origins and distinctive features
- The Eastern world and the influence of Islam
- The Western world : the effects of tradition and restrictive laws
- Poland and Russia
- The Western world : the effects of emancipation and assimilation
- Rabbinical dress.
- Notes:
- Illus. on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-211) and index.
- 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.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Rubens, Alfred, 1903- History of Jewish costume.
- ISBN:
- 0297765930
- 9780297765936
- OCLC:
- 1047367
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