Essays on the making of the early Hebrew book / / Marvin Heller.

A varied collection of articles on early Hebrew printing, encompassing motifs on title pages such as lions, eagles, and fish as well as the entitling of Hebrew books. The next section is on authors and places of publication addressing such diverse topics as a much republished book opposed to gamblin...

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Superior document:Brill's Series in Jewish Studies ; 68
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Brill's Series in Jewish Studies ; 68.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Summary:A varied collection of articles on early Hebrew printing, encompassing motifs on title pages such as lions, eagles, and fish as well as the entitling of Hebrew books. The next section is on authors and places of publication addressing such diverse topics as a much republished book opposed to gambling, authors of books on philology and on the massacres of tah-ve-tat (1648-49); of articles on diverse and disparate places of printing, Chierie, Hamburg, Offenbach, Verona, and Slavuta, generally small barely remembered publishers of interesting works, and in the last location properly identifying the printer of the highly regarded Slavuta press. Included is a section on Christian-Hebraism with articles on Altdorf where polemical books were published and another on William Wotten, a Christian vicar who published the first English translation of Mishnayot. The result is a wide-ranging series of articles highlighting the activities of early Hebrew presses and printers.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9004441166
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Marvin Heller.