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Unveiled faces of medieval Hebrew books : the evolution of manuscript production -- progression or regression? / Malachi Beit-Arié.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks Z115.4 .B45 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beit-Arié, Malachi.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Codicology.
- Manuscripts, Hebrew--Facsimiles.
- Manuscripts, Hebrew.
- Manuscripts, Medieval--Facsimiles.
- Manuscripts, Medieval.
- Manuscripts, Hebrew--History.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 90 pages, 23 pages of plates : facsimiles ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Evolution of manuscript production
- Place of Publication:
- Jerusalem : The Hebrew University Magnes Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- This study examines five different aspects of the production of medieval Hebrew manuscripts while attempting to check whether the manuscripts reflect a clear historical process of progress and rationalization, ergometrically amelioration of the technical production procedures, growing efficiency in copying, greater comfort of reading and clarity of the text hierarchy, and greater faithfulness to the copied text.
- Notes:
- "This book, apart from chapter V, originated from the Rosenbach Lectures delivered at the University of Pennsylvania in the fall of 2000."--P. [7].
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9654931605
- OCLC:
- 52390369
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