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Jewish carpets : a history and guide / Anton Felton.

Title
Jewish carpets : a history and guide / Anton Felton.
Author
Felton, Anton
Publication
Woodbridge, Suffolk : Antique Collectors' Club, c1997.

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Antique Collectors' Club
Description
199 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 28 cm.
Summary
  • One hundred individual carpets, dating from the 14th century to the present, woven in Israel, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Bulgaria and The Ukraine are illustrated and accompanied by vigorous and informative commentaries. Their place, their time, their wool, their knots, may all vary, but the unity of their symbols and of their inscriptions give them a compelling and cohesive identity. The meanings and messages of the symbols and the impact of the prohibition against graven images are assessed, as are the artistic, aesthetic and technical elements of the carpets.
  • It surveys the religious carpets hanging in the synagogue, as protection for the Ark, and in the home, as pointers to Jerusalem. It examines the early Zionist carpets, which crafted a new post-Ghetto Jewish identity, directing people towards the Bible lands and creating skills and work there. It reviews some wonderfully fine Islamic carpets signed by Jews and uncovers ORT carpets which interweave Judaic symbols with Socialist Realism.
Subject
  • Carpets > History
  • Carpets > Catalogs
  • Jewish art and symbolism > Catalogs
  • Judaism > Liturgical objects > Catalogs
  • Rugs > Middle East
  • Carpets > Israel > History
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Map on lining papers.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-196) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Sect. 1. The What, the Why and the Wherefore -- Sect. 2. A History, circa 1250 BCE to 1997 CE -- Sect. 3. Influences and Elements -- Sect. 4. People, Price and Purpose -- Sect. 5. Jewish Carpets. Jewish Themes on non-Jewish Rugs. European ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training) Rugs. Jewish Kashan Carpets. Some of the Great Museum Carpets.
ISBN
1851492593
OCLC
  • 37274937
  • SCSB-11262647
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library