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Jewish ceremonial embroidery / Kathryn Salomon.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM729.H35 S25 1988
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salomon, Kathryn.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish crafts.
- Jewish embroidery.
- Synagogue art.
- Physical Description:
- 168 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1988.
- Contents:
- Jewish ceremonial embroidery through the ages
- Figurative art and the synagogue
- Symbolism
- Design
- Embroidery materials and techniques
- Embroideries for the Scrolls of the Law
- The chuppah (wedding canopy) and hangings
- Jewish ceremonial embroideries for domestic and personal use
- Embroideries for the Sabbath and festivals
- The mizrach and shevitti and the mezuzah
- Hebrew lettering.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0713452684
- 9780713452686
- OCLC:
- 30546354
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