The Discovery of Hebrew in Tudor England: A Third Language Tapa dura - 1983

Manchester Univ Press. VG+. 1983. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 311 pages .

Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Preface by author, acknowledgements and abbreviations, introduction by author, appendices, select bibliography and index. Bottle green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A study on whether or not in 16th century Britain that children of privilege learnt three languages – Latin, Greek and Hebrew; and, what intellectual and societal influences allowed this to happen. This rubbing of the book edges with bumping the lower book corners. Age toning and some foxing spots to the text block edges; age toning of the pages. Previous owners name has been written twice to the top edge of the front paste-down, with one being covered over in "white out" and the other being in a black coloured. A little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge and rubbing of… Leer más

Near Fine Hardcover Near Fine Dust jacket Fully intact. Free of Writing except previous owners tiny hand stamped signature on first free endpaper and a scholars note on rear endpaper. Except for those minor emendations on endpapers pristine book and jacket. NO writing inside book and NOT a library book. Outstanding study by this Welsh scholar on the Tudor use of the Kabbalah, and Christian Cabbalah. Also the Hebrew influence on the English Tudor Renaissance and the inevitable anti Semitic reaction. Also wonderful discussion of John Dee and his use of Hebrew and it's positive Angel magic and his understanding Gematria as Sacred physics. See our Three Geese In Flight Celtic Book Scans of Cover, Edition and Table of Contents

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.