Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Materia Giudaica
Angaben zur Quelle:
24 (2019) 587-624
Keywords:
Genizah
;
Bookbinding History
;
Manuscripts, Hebrew History
Abstract:
Using Hebrew manuscripts to bind books and cover archival documents was a widespread practice (by both Jews and Christians) during the late medieval and early modern periods, until the 17th century, and primarily in countries with thriving Jewish communities: Italy, Germany, and Austria in Central Europe, and Spain in Western Europe. Additional fragments have been discovered in regions bordering these countries: Alsace, western Hungary, southern Poland, and the Czech Lands. Relatively few fragments have been discovered in a long list of other European counries. Presents examples of such manuscript fragments and discusses their importance. .
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