La danse des Deruis
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Item data
Title
La danse des Deruis
Collection
Prints depicting dance
Subjects
Names
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733 (Artist)
Folkema, Fopje, 1690-1752 (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1730 - 1739 (Approximate)
Place: Paris?
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFH Der 1
Subjects
Dervishes
Mevleviyeh
Whirling dances
Trance dances
Dance -- Turkey
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: B. Picart delin. 1731; F. Folkema sculp.
Source Note: Probably a plate from Picart's multi-volume publication Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, 1723-37.
Physical Description
Engraving
Extent: Engraving, colored, plate mark: 34.5 x 42 cm.
Abstract
A small circular room with a balustrade and musicians' loft. Twelve men at center perform a trance dance. A group of men are seated behind the balustrade.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY877014096-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12164345
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6fb64940-2971-0133-2779-58d385a7bbd0
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1730
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La danse des Deruis" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1730 - 1739. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb64940-2971-0133-2779-58d385a7bbd0
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1730 - 1739). La danse des Deruis Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb64940-2971-0133-2779-58d385a7bbd0
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La danse des Deruis" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb64940-2971-0133-2779-58d385a7bbd0
Wikipedia citation
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