The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book: An Abridged Thesaurus (2 Volumes Set)

The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book is a bibliographic work describing books printed with Hebrew letters in that century, covering the gamut of Hebrew literature, encompassing liturgical works, Bibles, commentaries, Talmud, Mishnah, halakhic codes, kabbalistic works, fables, and belles-lettres. Each of the 455 entries has a descriptive text page comprised of background on the author, a description of the book's contents and physical makeup, and is accompanied by a reproduction of the title or a sample page. There is an extensive introduction with an overview of Hebrew printing and a discussion of aspects of the Hebrew book in the sixteenth century, as well as detailed back matter. It is a necessary work for bibliographers, historians, and students of Jewish literature. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004129764).

The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book is a bibliographic work describing books printed with Hebrew letters in that century, covering the gamut of Hebrew literature, encompassing liturgical works, Bibles, commentaries, Talmud, Mishnah, halakhic codes, kabbalistic works, fables, and belles-lettres. Each of the 455 entries has a descriptive text page comprised of background on the author, a description of the book’s contents and physical makeup, and is accompanied by a reproduction of the title or a sample page. There is an extensive introduction with an overview of Hebrew printing and a discussion of aspects of the Hebrew book in the sixteenth century, as well as detailed back matter. It is a necessary work for bibliographers, historians, and students of Jewish literature.

VOLUME ONE THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY HEBREW BOOK: An Abridged Thesaurus......Page 4 Copyright page......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Abbreviations......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 TEXTS......Page 56 VOLUME TWO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY HEBREW BOOK: An Abridged Thesaurus......Page 562 Copyright page......Page 563 Contents......Page 564 Texts......Page 566 Listing of Titles—Chronological......Page 975 Places of Publication......Page 985 English......Page 989 Hebrew......Page 999 Listing of Authors......Page 1007 Sources......Page 1015 Bibliography......Page 1049 Index......Page 1061 The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book covers the gamut of Hebrew literature in that century. Each entry has a descriptive text page and an accompaning reproduction. There is an extensive introduction with an overview of Hebrew printing in the sixteenth century. Betr. u.a. Hebraistik und den Druck hebräischer Bücher in Basel