The Jewish Bible: A Material History by
Explores the Jewish Bible as a material object from its beginnings in the Ancient Near Eastern world through to the Middle Ages to the present moment.
Diversity and Rabbinization: Jewish Texts and Societies Between 400 and 1000 CE by
This volume is dedicated to the cultural and religious diversity in Jewish communities from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Age and the growing influence of the rabbis within these communities during the same period.
Outside the Bible: Ancient Jewish Writings Related to Scripture (3 vols.) by
This library consists of the most varied sorts of texts: apocalyptic visions and prophecies, folktales and legends, collections of wise sayings, laws and rules of conduct, commentaries on Scripture, ancient prayers, and more.
Jewish Manuscript Cultures by
Looks at the current developments concerning codicology and palaeography, book forms like the scroll and codex, scribes and their writing material, patrons, collectors and censors, manuscript and book collections, illuminations and fragments, and, last but not least, new methods of material analysis applied to manuscripts.
Jewish Literary Cultures by
The first volume deals with texts and topics from ancient Jewish literature; the second volume treats Jewish literature from the medieval and early modern periods; the third, modern and contemporary Jewish literary texts.
Essays on the Making of the Early Hebrew Book by
A 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. Included is a section on Christian-Hebraism.
Further Studies in the Making of the Early Hebrew Book by
The largest section of the volume is concerned with the makers and places of Hebrew books, mainly addressing book-makers poorly remembered or controversial and print-shops that issued a small number of books in a brief period of time.
Studies in the Making of the Early Hebrew Book by
A collection of twenty-four essays on various aspects of Hebrew book production in the 16th through 18th centuries. The subject matter encompasses little known printing-presses, makers of Hebrew books, and book arts.
The Formation of the Jewish Canon (Online) by
An account of the formation of the canon in Ancient Judaism from the emergence of the Torah in the Persian period to the final acceptance of the list of twenty-two/twenty-four books in the Rabbinic period.
A Guide to Early Jewish Texts and Traditions in Christian Transmission (Online) by
Looks problems of preservation, reception, and transformation of Jewish texts and traditions of the Second Temple period in the many Christian milieus from the ancient world to the late medieval era.
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