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The Late Medieval Hebrew Book in the Western Mediterranean: Hebrew Manuscripts and Incunabula in Context
Contributor(s): del Barco, Javier (Editor)
ISBN: 9004250069     ISBN-13: 9789004250062
Publisher: Brill
OUR PRICE:   $197.60  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Language: Hebrew
Published: October 2015
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings
- Antiques & Collectibles
Dewey: 091.089
LCCN: 2015029109
Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.50 lbs) 392 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
 
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Publisher Description:
This collection takes the Hebrew book as a focal point for exploring the production, circulation, transmission, and consumption of Hebrew texts in the cultural context of the late medieval western Mediterranean. The authors elaborate in particular on questions concerning private vs. public book production and collection; the religious and cultural components of manuscript patronage; collaboration between Christian and Jewish scribes, artists, and printers; and the impact of printing on Iberian Jewish communities. Unlike other approaches that take context into consideration merely to explain certain variations in the history of the Hebrew book from antiquity to the present, the premise of these essays is that context constitutes the basis for understanding practices and processes in late medieval Jewish book culture.