Studies in the making of the early Hebrew book /

Studies in the Making of the Early Hebrew Book is a collection of twenty Pour 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 printshops were in such locat...

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Main Author: Heller, Marvin J
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008
Leiden ; Boston : 2008
Series:Studies in Jewish history and culture, v. 15
Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v. 15
Studies in Jewish history and culture v. 15
Studies in Jewish history and culture v. 15
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Table of Contents:
  • ^^ Jedidiah ben Isaac Gabbai and the first decade of Hebrew printing in Livorno
  • Abraham ben Raphael Meldola and the resumption of printing in Livorno
  • David ben Aryeh Leib of Lida and his Migdal David: accusations of plagiarism in eighteenth-century Amsterdam
  • Moses Benjamin Wulff, court Jew
  • Moses ben Abraham Avinu and his printing-presses
  • Giovanni Bernardo de Rossi's Dictionary of Hebrew authors (Dizionario storico degli autori ebrei e delle loro opere)
  • The Hebrew book-trade as reflected in book catalogues
  • Observations on the worker to book production ratio in an eighteenth century Hebrew printing-house
  • And the work, the work of heaven, was performed on Shabbat
  • His hand did not leave hers until he was grown: two little known works from Moses Cordovero (Ramak)
  • The Bath-Sheba/Moses de Medina Salonika edition of Berakhot: an unknown attempt to circumvent the Inquisition's ban on the printing of the Talmud in 16th-century Italy
  • ^
  • ^^ Observations on a little known edition of tractate Niddah (Prague, c. 1608) and its relationship to the Talmudic methodology of the Maharal of Prague
  • Observations on the reprinting of Kesef Nivhar
  • Mars and Minerva on the Hebrew title page
  • The printer's mark of Immanuel Benveniste and its later influence
  • Mirror-image monograms as printers' devices on title pages of Hebrew books printed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
  • The cover design, "The printer's mark of Marco Antonio Giustiniani and the printing houses that utilized it"
  • Chronograms on title pages in selected eighteenth century editions of the Talmud
  • Adderet Eliyahu: a study in the titling of Hebrew books
  • Designing the Talmud: the origins of the printed Talmudic page
  • Early Hebrew printing from Lublin to Safed: the journeys of Eliezer ben Isaac Ashkenazi
  • "There were in Padua almost as many Hebrew printers as Hebrew books": the sixteenth century Hebrew press in Padua
  • Ambrosius Froben, Israel Zifroni, and Hebrew printing in Freiburg-im-Breisgau
  • A little known chapter in Hebrew printing: Francesco dalle Donne and the beginning of Hebrew printing in Verona in the sixteenth century
  • Jedidiah ben Isaac Gabbai and the first decade of Hebrew printing in Livorno
  • Abraham ben Raphael Meldola and the resumption of printing in Livorno
  • David ben Aryeh Leib of Lida and his Migdal David: accusations of plagiarism in eighteenth-century Amsterdam
  • Moses Benjamin Wulff, court Jew
  • Moses ben Abraham Avinu and his printing-presses
  • Giovanni Bernardo de Rossi's Dictionary of Hebrew authors (Dizionario storico degli autori ebrei e delle loro opere)
  • The Hebrew book-trade as reflected in book catalogues
  • Observations on the worker to book production ratio in an eighteenth century Hebrew printing-house
  • And the work, the work of heaven, was performed on Shabbat
  • His hand did not leave hers until he was grown: two little known works from Moses Cordovero (Ramak)
  • The Bath-Sheba/Moses de Medina Salonika edition of Berakhot: an unknown attempt to circumvent the Inquisition's ban on the printing of the Talmud in 16th-century Italy
  • Observations on a little known edition of tractate Niddah (Prague, c. 1608) and its relationship to the Talmudic methodology of the Maharal of Prague
  • Observations on the reprinting of Kesef Nivhar
  • Mars and Minerva on the Hebrew title page
  • The printer's mark of Immanuel Benveniste and its later influence
  • Mirror-image monograms as printers' devices on title pages of Hebrew books printed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
  • The cover design, "The printer's mark of Marco Antonio Giustiniani and the printing houses that utilized it"
  • Chronograms on title pages in selected eighteenth century editions of the Talmud
  • Adderet Eliyahu: a study in the titling of Hebrew books
  • Designing the Talmud: the origins of the printed Talmudic page
  • Early Hebrew printing from Lublin to Safed: the journeys of Eliezer ben Isaac Ashkenazi
  • "There were in Padua almost as many Hebrew printers as Hebrew books": the sixteenth century Hebrew press in Padua
  • Ambrosius Froben, Israel Zifroni, and Hebrew printing in Freiburg-im-Breisgau
  • A little known chapter in Hebrew printing: Francesco dalle Donne and the beginning of Hebrew printing in Verona in the sixteenth century
  • ^ Jedidiah ben Isaac Gabbai and the first decade of Hebrew printing in Livorno
  • Abraham ben Raphael Meldola and the resumption of printing in Livorno
  • David ben Aryeh Leib of Lida and his Migdal David: accusations of plagiarism in eighteenth-century Amsterdam
  • Moses Benjamin Wulff, court Jew
  • Moses ben Abraham Avinu and his printing-presses
  • Giovanni Bernardo de Rossi's Dictionary of Hebrew authors (Dizionario storico degli autori ebrei e delle loro opere)
  • The Hebrew book-trade as reflected in book catalogues
  • Observations on the worker to book production ratio in an eighteenth century Hebrew printing-house
  • And the work, the work of heaven, was performed on Shabbat
  • His hand did not leave hers until he was grown: two little known works from Moses Cordovero (Ramak)
  • The Bath-Sheba/Moses de Medina Salonika edition of Berakhot: an unknown attempt to circumvent the Inquisition's ban on the printing of the Talmud in 16th-century Italy
  • ^ Observations on a little known edition of tractate Niddah (Prague, c. 1608) and its relationship to the Talmudic methodology of the Maharal of Prague
  • Observations on the reprinting of Kesef Nivhar
  • Mars and Minerva on the Hebrew title page
  • The printer's mark of Immanuel Benveniste and its later influence
  • Mirror-image monograms as printers' devices on title pages of Hebrew books printed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
  • The cover design, "The printer's mark of Marco Antonio Giustiniani and the printing houses that utilized it"
  • Chronograms on title pages in selected eighteenth century editions of the Talmud
  • Adderet Eliyahu: a study in the titling of Hebrew books
  • Designing the Talmud: the origins of the printed Talmudic page
  • Early Hebrew printing from Lublin to Safed: the journeys of Eliezer ben Isaac Ashkenazi
  • "There were in Padua almost as many Hebrew printers as Hebrew books": the sixteenth century Hebrew press in Padua
  • Ambrosius Froben, Israel Zifroni, and Hebrew printing in Freiburg-im-Breisgau
  • A little known chapter in Hebrew printing: Francesco dalle Donne and the beginning of Hebrew printing in Verona in the sixteenth century
  • ^
  • note: Hebrew Book Arts
  • 1 Mars and Minerva on the Hebrew Title Page
  • 2. Printer's Mark of Immanuel Benveniste and its Later Influence
  • 3. Mirror-image Monograms as Printers' Devices on Title Pages of Hebrew Books Printed in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
  • 4. Cover Design, "The Printer's Mark of Marco Antonio Giustiniani and the Printing Houses that Utilized It"
  • 5. Chronograms on Title Pages in Selected Eighteenth Century Editions of the Talmud
  • 6. Adderet Eliyahu; a Study in the Titling of Hebrew Books
  • 7. Designing the Talmud: The Origins of the Printed Talmudic Page
  • Makers and Places of Hebrew Books
  • 8. Early Hebrew Printing from Lublin to Safed: The Journeys of Eliezer ben Isaac Ashkenazi
  • 9. "There were in Padua almost as many Hebrew printers as Hebrew books." The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Press in Padua
  • 10. Ambrosius Froben, Israel Zifroni, Hebrew Printing in Freiburg-im-Breisgau
  • 11. Little Known Chapter in Hebrew Printing: Francesco dalle Donne and the beginning of Hebrew Printing in Verona in the Sixteenth Century
  • 12. Jedidiah ben Isaac Gabbai and the First Decade of Hebrew Printing in Livorno
  • 13. Abraham ben Raphael Meldola and the Resumption of Printing in Livorno
  • 14. David ben Aryeh Leib of Lida and his Migdal David: Accusations of Plagiarism in Eighteenth Century Amsterdam
  • 15. Moses Benjamin Wulff - Court Jew
  • 16. Moses ben Abraham Avinu and his Printing-Presses
  • 17. Giovanni Bernardo de Rossi's Dictionary of Hebrew Authors (Dizionario Storico degli Autori Ebrei e delle Loro Opere)
  • Miscellanea
  • 18. Hebrew Book-Trade as Reflected in Book Catalogues
  • 19. Observations on the Worker to Book Production Ratio in an Eighteenth Century Hebrew Printing-House
  • 20. And the Work, the Work of Heaven, was Performed on Shabbat
  • 21. His Hand Did Not Leave Hers Until He Was Grown: Two Little Known Works from Moses Cordovero (Ramak)
  • 22. Bath-Sheba/Moses de Medina Salonika Edition of Berakhot: An Unknown Attempt to Circumvent the Inquisition's Ban on the Printing of the Talmud in 16th-century Italy
  • 23. Observations on a Little Known Edition of Tractate Niddah (Prague, c. 1608) and its Relationship to the Talmudic Methodology of the Maharal of Prague
  • 24. Observations on the Reprinting of Kesef Nwhar.