Author : Marvin J. Heller
Release : 2024-04-25
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 203/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Further Essays on the Making of the Early Hebrew Book by : Marvin J. Heller
Download or read book Further Essays on the Making of the Early Hebrew Book written by Marvin J. Heller. This book was released on 2024-04-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Further Essays addresses aspects of early Hebrew book publication, among them book arts, little known authors, places of publication, and miscellaneous subjects. Book arts addresses pressmarks representing publishers motifs, several unusual, and the varied usage of biblical verses to entitle books. The second section focusses on the works of rabbis and scholars, once prominent but not well remembered today, noting their achievements and their varied books, encompassing such topics as biblical commentaries, Talmudic novellae, philosophy, and poetry. Several locations once important, also not well remembered today are addressed; Further Essays concludes with articles on other unrelated book topics.