בידספיריט | מגזרות נייר : המסורת היהודית.

מגזרות נייר : המסורת היהודית. עולם פנימי של אמנות וסמליות. מאת יוסף ויהודית שדור. 2002. צילומים וציורים צבעוניים. מסמכים. אנגלית. - Traditional Jewish papercuts : An inner world of art and symbol - By Joseph and Yehudit Shadur. Hanover & London : University Press of New England, 2002. xviii [2] pp., 263 pp. Thick paper. Hardcover. Dustjacket, 28.5 cm., very few stains. Maps, photos - including colored, illustrations - including colored, facsimiles. ”The making of devotional papercuts is a relatively little-known aspect of traditional Jewish folk art and culture. While many ritual objects treasured today as 'Judaica' were crafted from expensive materials, often by gentile artisans executing paid commissions, even the poorest Jew could afford paper, pencil, and penknife with which to make a papercut as a deeply-felt, personal expression of faith. Many of these works are gems of unaffected artistic creation. More than any other form of Jewish art, the surviving old Jewish papercuts evoke the spirit and lore of the East-European shtetl and the North African mellah. By the mid-20th century, however, the venerable Jewish papercutting tradition had become another lost folk art. This lavishly illustrated, full-color volume features many Jewish papercuts from Eastern and Central Europe reproduced here for the first time”. Very Good-Excellent Condition.