The Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book (2 Vols.) - An Abridged Thesaurus

"The Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book" is an encyclopedic, bibliographic work describing books printed with Hebrew letters in that century. It records and describes the authors, publishers, and printers of Hebrew books, as well as the books themselves. Similar to the authors other work, "The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book," it covers the gamut of Hebrew literature, encompassing liturgical works, Bibles, commentaries, Talmud, Mishnah, halakhic codes, kabbalistic works, and fables. There are 691 entries comprised of a descriptive text page, background on the author, a description of the books contents and physical makeup, all of which are accompanied by reproductions of the title or sample pages. There is an extensive introduction with an overview of Hebrew printing in the seventeenth century, as well as detailed back matter. It is a necessary work for bibliographers, historians, and students of Jewish literature.

Product details

• Authors: Marvin J Heller, Marvin J. Heller
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.12.2010
• EAN: 9789004186385
• ISBN: 978-90-04-18638-5
• No. of pages: 1634
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 297 mm x 94 mm
• Weight: 4418 g
• Series: Brill's Jewish Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism