The Jewish Bible : a material history / David Stern.
The Jewish Bible : a material history / David Stern.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]
Call Numbers
GQ 2019/0423 , G 2020/0451
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 303 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- The Torah Scroll -- The Hebrew Bible in the age of the manuscript -- The Jewish Bible in the early age of print -- The Jewish Bible since the sixteenth century -- Epilogue : the future of the Jewish Bible.
Publication information
Publisher
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
Washington (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In The Jewish Bible: A Material History, David Stern explores the Jewish Bible as a material object--the Bibles that Jews have actually held in their hands--from its beginnings in the ancient Near Eastern world through to the Middle Ages to the present moment. Drawing on the most recent scholarship on the history of the book, Stern shows how the B...
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The Jewish Bible : a material history / David Stern.
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Notes
General note
The Samuel & Althea Stroum lectures in Jewish studies
"A Samuel and Althea Stroum book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-285) and indexes.
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Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
GQ 2019/0423 , G 2020/0451
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74VKVB8MjAQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVB8MjAQX
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ISBN
0295741481
9780295741482
DDC
221.09
MMS ID
991024242009702626
