The Makers of Hebrew Books in Italy
Author | : David Werner Amram |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 678 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : Hebrew imprints |
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Author | : David Werner Amram |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 678 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : Hebrew imprints |
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Author | : Joseph R. Hacker |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2011-08-19 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 081220509X |
The rise of printing had major effects on culture and society in the early modern period, and the presence of this new technology—and the relatively rapid embrace of it among early modern Jews—certainly had an effect on many aspects of Jewish culture. One major change that print seems to have brought to the Jewish communities of Christian Europe, particularly in Italy, was greater interaction between Jews and Christians in the production and dissemination of books. Starting in the early sixteenth century, the locus of production for Jewish books in many places in Italy was in Christian-owned print shops, with Jews and Christians collaborating on the editorial and technical processes of book production. As this Jewish-Christian collaboration often took place under conditions of control by Christians (for example, the involvement of Christian typesetters and printers, expurgation and censorship of Hebrew texts, and state control of Hebrew printing), its study opens up an important set of questions about the role that Christians played in shaping Jewish culture. Presenting new research by an international group of scholars, this book represents a step toward a fuller understanding of Jewish book history. Individual essays focus on a range of issues related to the production and dissemination of Hebrew books as well as their audiences. Topics include the activities of scribes and printers, the creation of new types of literature and the transformation of canonical works in the era of print, the external and internal censorship of Hebrew books, and the reading interests of Jews. An introduction summarizes the state of scholarship in the field and offers an overview of the transition from manuscript to print in this period.
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Hebrew literature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : DAVID WERNER. AMRAM |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
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ISBN | : 9781033050880 |
Author | : David Amram |
Publisher | : Albert Saifer |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1983-04-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780875560137 |
Author | : Robert Bonfil |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 1994-03-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0520910990 |
With this heady exploration of time and space, rumors and silence, colors, tastes, and ideas, Robert Bonfil recreates the richness of Jewish life in Renaissance Italy. He also forces us to rethink conventional interpretations of the period, which feature terms like "assimilation" and "acculturation." Questioning the Italians' presumed capacity for tolerance and civility, he points out that Jews were frequently uprooted and persecuted, and where stable communities did grow up, it was because the hostility of the Christian population had somehow been overcome. After the ghetto was imposed in Venice, Rome, and other Italian cities, Jewish settlement became more concentrated. Bonfil claims that the ghetto experience did more to intensify Jewish self-perception in early modern Europe than the supposed acculturation of the Renaissance. He shows how, paradoxically, ghetto living opened and transformed Jewish culture, hastening secularization and modernization. Bonfil's detailed picture reveals in the Italian Jews a sensitivity and self-awareness that took into account every aspect of the larger society. His inside view of a culture flourishing under stress enables us to understand how identity is perceived through constant interplay—on whatever terms—with the Other.
Author | : Andreas Lehnardt |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2020-06-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004427929 |
This volume includes contributions presented at two conferences, in Mainz (Germany) and Jerusalem (Israel). The articles present a number of new discoveries of binding fragments in several European libraries and beyond.
Author | : William Popper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Censorship |
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Author | : Alessandro Marzo Magno |
Publisher | : Europa Editions |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2013-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 160945152X |
This early history of printed literature “delves into the delectable intrigues of Renaissance Venice with a degree of detail that will mesmerize readers” (La Repubblica). This accessible yet erudite history traces the incredible rise of publishing in the Republic of Venice, the Renaissance’s era of global capital of culture and trade. While a number of Venetian innovators drove this new enterprise, one in particular, Aldus Manutius, stands head and shoulders above the rest. Manutius tirelessly promoted the concept of reading for pleasure, and his Aldine Press commissioned the first modern typeface. Beginning in Venice and subsequently across much of the civilized world, bound printed editions of the Talmud, the Koran, the works of Erasmus of Rotterdam, and classics of Greek and Latin poetry and theater began to circulate for the first time, leading to an unprecedented diffusion of human knowledge, and bringing about the birth of the modern world.
Author | : Joel ben Simeon |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2011-04-11 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0674051173 |
After the Bible, the Passover haggadah is the most widely read classic text in the Jewish tradition. More than four thousand editions have been published since the late fifteenth century, but few are as exquisite as the Washington Haggadah, which resides in the Library of Congress. Now, a stunning facsimile edition meticulously reproduced in full color brings this beautiful illuminated manuscript to a new generation. Joel ben Simeon, the creator of this unusually well-preserved codex, was among the most gifted and prolific scribe-artists in the history of the Jewish book. David Stern’s introduction reconstructs his professional biography and situates this masterwork within the historical development of the haggadah, tracing the different forms the text took in the Jewish centers of Europe at the dawn of modernity. Katrin Kogman-Appel shows how ben Simeon, more than just a copyist, was an active agent of cultural exchange. As he traveled between Jewish communities, he brought elements of Ashkenazi haggadah illustration to Italy and returned with stylistic devices acquired during his journeys. In addition to traditional Passover images, realistic illustrations of day-to-day life provide a rare window into the world of late fifteenth-century Europe. This edition faithfully preserves the original text, with the Hebrew facsimile appearing in the original right-to-left orientation. It will be read and treasured by anyone interested in Jewish history, medieval illuminated manuscripts, and the history of the haggadah.