Byssus with embroidery, or embroidery with byssus?
In antiquity, byssus was thought to be a fibre, which was used to manufacture very exclusive, lightweight fabric. As with so many things which fall into disuse, the origins of this material became somewhat of a mystery. The dictionaries consulted regarding the meaning of the word byssus state that i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: |
Journal for semitics
Year: 2018, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-9 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Byssus
/ Linen
/ tau (Letter)
/ Nave
/ Phoenicia
/ Bible. Ezechiel 27,1-11
B Classical antiquity / Linen / Embellishment (Music) |
| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Embroidery
B Phoenician sails B Linen B Byssus |
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| Summary: | In antiquity, byssus was thought to be a fibre, which was used to manufacture very exclusive, lightweight fabric. As with so many things which fall into disuse, the origins of this material became somewhat of a mystery. The dictionaries consulted regarding the meaning of the word byssus state that it was probably a very fine type of linen. As a result of this, I.M.Diakonoff, in his in-depth article “The Naval Power and Trade of Tyre” refers to the sails of the Phoenician ships in Ezekiel 27:7 as made of “byssus with embroidery”. In this article, the real source of byssus is investigated to come to a better understanding of what it was and whether it could possibly have served as material for sails on Phoenician ships. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25159/1013-8471/4054 HDL: 10520/EJC-12280b3a9b |