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Printing the Talmud , Marvin Heller, Yeshiva University, New York 2005

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  • Lot Number 53008
  • Title (English) Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein
  • Note First Edition
  • Author Marvin Heller
  • City New York
  • Publisher Yeshiva University
  • Publication Date 2004
  • Estimated Price - Low 200
  • Estimated Price - High 500

  • Item # 2289797
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First Edition. quarto, wide margins, library markings, very good copy bound in original wrappers.

 

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This unique volume provides a complete cultural history of the Talmud, from its ancient origins through the World Wide Web. The essays, by leading scholars from universities and yeshivot in America and Israel, provide a chronological and thematic overview of the evolution and influence of the Talmud, emphasizing both academic scholarship and traditional study. Special attention is paid to the printed Talmud, with a discussion of the impact of printing technology on Jewish scholarship, culture and life. Detailed catalogue entries and exceptional color photographs document all aspects of this remarkable exhibition. Edited by Gabriel M. Goldstein and Sharon Liberman Mintz.
 
Marvin J. Heller is an award winning author of books and articles on early Hebrew printing and bibliography. Among his books are the Printing the Talmud series, The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book(s): An Abridged Thesaurus, and several collections of articles.
 

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