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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-10052158339X

ISBN-139780521583398

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038296561

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Number of Pages648 Pages

Publication NameHebrew Manuscripts at Cambridge University Library : a Description and Introduction

LanguageEnglish

SubjectBibliographies & Indexes, Judaism / General, General, Higher

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion, Reference, Education

AuthorStefan C. Reif

SeriesUniversity of Cambridge Oriental Publications

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight60.3 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-046043

Reviews"...Reif's work is a major contribution to scholarship, an achievement that will earn him the gratitude of researchers for decades to come. Every university and Jewish studies library should have this important and valuable book." Eleazar Birnbaum, International Journal of Middles East Studies

Dewey Edition20

Series Volume NumberSeries Number 52

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal016.296

Table Of ContentHebrew and Hebraists at Cambridge: an historical introduction; Herbert Loewe's 1927 preface to his handlist; Descriptions of the manuscripts: Bible texts; Bible versions; Bible commentaries; Talmud; Aggadic selections; Midrash; Halakhah; Liturgy; Philology; History and geography; Numerical and other sciences; Religious and secular poems; Philosophy; Ethics; Kabbalah; Other literature and belles lettres; Karaitica; Apocrypha; Pseudepigrapha and New Testament; Collectanea and Miscellanea; Legal Documents; Letters; Samaritana; Other material relating to Hebraica and Judaica; Indexes; List of abbreviations and short titles.

SynopsisFor some five hundred years, Hebrew books have been counted among the treasures of the University of Cambridge, and Cambridge University Library's current holdings of Hebrew manuscripts (excluding its Genizah collections) are in excess of a thousand items. A wide range of Hebrew literature is represented, with substantial numbers in Bible, Bible Versions and Commentaries, Talmud, Halakhah, Liturgy, Science, Poetry, Philosophy and Kabbalah. The bulk of the material is late mediaeval, but there are also earlier items. This volume represents the first successful attempt to publish descriptions that will guide researchers in codicological matters and alert them to data of special scholarly significance, without overwhelming them with a mass of unnecessary detail. It includes many references to recent publications, as well as a representative selection of photographed folios., This volume represents the first comprehensive guide to the Hebrew manuscripts held at the Cambridge University Library. The descriptions consider the standard biblical, rabbinic and liturgical material, but also cover scientific, poetic, philosophical and mystical content. In addition the physical make-up of each manuscript is considered alongside its scholarly significance. Introductory essays are also included, together with extensive indexes, and a representative selection of photographed folios., This volume represents the first comprehensive guide to the Hebrew manuscripts held at the Cambridge University Library. The descriptions consider the standard biblical, rabbinic and liturgical material, but also cover scientific, poetic, philosophical and mystical content. In addition the physical makeup of each manuscript is considered alongside its scholarly significance. Introductory essays are also included, together with extensive indexes, and a representative selection of photographed folios.

LC Classification NumberZ6621.C193 H42 1997