Binding autobiographies : Torah binders revisited

The thesis investigates contemporary textile practice and its links to traditional forms of textile art. It focuses on the 19th century German circumcision binders (“Jewishing cloths”), ceremonial Torah scroll wrappings, which documented male births. The case study examines images on the seams of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oicherman, Ekaterina
Published: Goldsmiths College (University of London) 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.622074