Prince of the Press: How One Collector Built History&#39;s Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish Library

Joshua Teplitsky

Published by Yale University Press 2019

Prince of the Press

How One Collector Built History's Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish Library

Joshua Teplitsky

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300241136

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About this book

The story of one of the largest collections of Jewish books, and the man who used his collection to cultivate power, prestige, and political influence

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Teplitsky Joshua :

Joshua Teplitsky is assistant professor of history at Stony Brook University. He specializes in the history of the Jews in Europe in the early modern period and in the study of books and media. He lives in New York City.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
ONE. Creating a Collector Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
TWO. Politics, Patronage, and Paper: Books and Broadsides as Political Objects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
THREE. Collecting, Recording, and Practical Knowledge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
FOUR “To Make Books Without End”: From the Library to the Printing Press Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
FIVE. Endorsing and Incriminating: Oppenheim and Approbata in the Court of Opinion and the Courts of Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSION. The Library Moves On Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 288
Illustrations
- Other: 33 b-w illus.

eBook

Published: January 22, 2019
ISBN: 9780300241136