$107.92
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2024
Summary
From Cairo Genizah to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, the spread of books in Jewish vernacular languages and Hebrew characters offers us an extraordinary insight into the linguistic richness of Jewish life.
For over two millennia, Jewish communities have used languages other than Hebrew for daily oral communication, including Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-French, Judeo-Italian, Yiddish and Ladino. They used the Hebrew alphabet to write these languages down and developed sophi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781851246328 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1851246320 |
| Author: | Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, Cesar Merchan-Hamann, Daniel Abrams, Esperanza Alfonso, Jean Baumgarten, Oren Cohen Roman, Shlomi Efrati, Sandra Hajek, Martina Mampieri |
| Publisher: | Bodleian Library |
| Imprint: | Bodleian Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.44kg |
| Dimensions: | 259mm x 237mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘This book offers an engrossing look at several Jewish languages, whose oldest manuscripts are mostly held at the Bodleian Library. The book is extremely well illustrated and documented, making it both interesting and authoritative to read.’
– Jay LevinsonAbout The Author
Judith Olszowy-Schlanger
Judith Olszowy-Schlanger
Judith Olszowy-Schlanger is President of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford.
Cesar Merchn-Hamann
Cesar Merchn-Hamann is the Victor Blank Hebraica and Judaica curator in the Bodleian Library and director of the Leopold Muller Memorial Library at the University of Oxford.
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