{"product_id":"the-holy-land-s-flora-in-women-s-hands","title":"The Holy Land’s flora in women’s hands","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eBlumen des heiligen Lande. Flowers of the Holy Land. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eFleurs de la Terre Sainte.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eJerusalem: no publisher or date [c. 1900].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSmall oblong album. 12 leaves. Floral title-page printed in blue-violet, with text in German, English, French and Russian; pressed flowers and foliage mounted in decorative arrangements on card leaves, with tissue guards and locality captions in Hebrew, French, German, English and Russian. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOlivewood boards with bevelled edges and a geometric inlaid border, the front board lettered “Jerusalem” in Hebrew and Roman lettering; red cloth spine ornamented and lettered in black in English and French.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e              \u003c\/span\u003eAn album of flowers arranged as miniature wreaths, upright sprays and radiating designs, preserving areas of purple, blue and cream against the pale card. The captions associate these compositions with biblical places, including Jerusalem, Mount Zion and Siloah. Their five languages address an international readership, while the combination of actual plants and olivewood gives the souvenir a physical connection with the landscape it commemorates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eContemporary accounts reveal the labour behind this souvenir trade. Baedeker’s 1894 guide identified dried-flower cards made by German deaconesses and the Sisters of Zion. A 1907 report from Jerusalem’s American Colony describes women producing flower cards and albums throughout the year, supported by seasonal collectors and the lengthy work of pressing, drying and preservation. These records illuminate the wider production context of this anonymous example, connecting botanical craft with women’s work, religious institutions and the international market for keepsakes from the Holy Land.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCondition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCloth spine slightly faded; minor marks to the boards. Scattered foxing and browning, minor creasing and small edge defects to paper and tissue; a few loose botanical fragments. Areas of purple, blue and cream colour remain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eGurevich, Dmitry. “Herbaria Albums from the Holy Land Exhibited at the State Hermitage Museum.” \u003ci\u003eChristian Orient\u003c\/i\u003e, vol. 9 (XV), 2021, pp. 383–406. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePop, Adina-Nicoleta, et al. “Flowers of the Holy Land—A Rare Botanical Album from Late XIXth–Early XXth Century in the Țării Crișurilor Museum’s Collection.” \u003ci\u003eBrukenthal. Acta Musei\u003c\/i\u003e, vol. 20, no. 3, 2025, pp. 501–14 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eZehavi, Ami. “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eאלבומי\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eהפרחים\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eהמיובשים\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eכמזכרות\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eלתיירים\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e” [“Dried-Flower Albums as Tourist Souvenirs”]. \u003ci\u003eTzemach HaSadeh\u003c\/i\u003e, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, 11 Nov. 2014.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e———. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eאלבומי\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eהפרחים\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eהמיובשים\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eמירושלים\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e [\u003ci\u003ePressed Flower Albums from Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003e2nd ed., Ami Zehavi, 2026. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artem Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55651842294103,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/9248\/9647\/files\/221_01_flowers_mount_zion.jpg?v=1793264528","url":"https:\/\/artemrarebooks.com\/products\/the-holy-land-s-flora-in-women-s-hands","provider":"Artem Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}