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Almemor (Italy)

Embroidered almemor from Italy, late 17th century. Embroidered almemor from Italy, late 17th century. Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, acc. no. 511A-1877.

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, houses an embroidered cloth that hang down the lectern (almemor, compare Arabic al minbar) in a synagogue. The cloth dates to the late seventeenth century and probably derives from Italy. It is made of linen and embroidered with silk and metal thread, and bordered with brocaded silk. The cloth measures 148.5 x 145 cm. Such a cloth is also known as a bimah cover.

The embroidery includes an oval that encloses the two tablets of Moses.

See also lectern fall; pulpit fall.

V&A online catalogue (retrieved 4 September 2016).

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