| Catalog Der Hebraischen Handschriften in Der Stadtbibliothek Zu Hamburg Und Der Sich Anschliessenden in Anderen Sprachen Contributor(s): Steinschneider, Moritz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108053793 ISBN-13: 9781108053792 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: German Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishi |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Moritz Steinschneider (1816-1907) is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the study of modern Judaism, and his work is still relevant today. Steinschneider's studies encompassed traditional Jewish subjects as well as classical and Semitic languages and cultures. He belonged to a small group of scholars who changed the scope of Jewish learning from that of rabbinics to a broader view of Jewish civilisation. Steinschneider also sought to provide a complete and accurate record of printed publications of Hebraica and Judaica. In this 1878 publication, Steinschneider lists all the Hebrew manuscripts held in the Hamburg State Library. He divides the manuscripts into thirteen categories, including homiletics, prayers, the Kabbalah, and theology and philosophy. Also represented are poetry, rhetoric, mathematics and medicine. Steinschneider also comments on each manuscript and evaluates the significance of the Hamburg collection compared to other German library collections. |