Sanaa Pentateuch
The article discusses a carpet page ((decorative page) from the Sanaa Pentateuch illustrates figural, floral, and geometric patterns, including ten fish and mentions that the fish are examples of Hebrew micrography—the practice of creating images with miniature words instead of lines.
| Format: | Print Article |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Soc.
2021
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| In: |
Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 74 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sanaa
/ Sanaa-Palimpsest
/ Bible. Pentateuch, Bible. Pentateuch
/ Hebrew writing
/ Miniature
/ Iconography
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
DECORATION & ornament
B FISHES in art |
| Summary: | The article discusses a carpet page ((decorative page) from the Sanaa Pentateuch illustrates figural, floral, and geometric patterns, including ten fish and mentions that the fish are examples of Hebrew micrography—the practice of creating images with miniature words instead of lines. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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