Prince of the Press: How One Collector Built History’s Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish Library de Teplitsky, Joshua - 2019-01-22

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Yale University Press, 2019. First. Hardcover. New/New. Hardcover. Fine illustrated DJ, Blown cloth over boards with gold lettering to the spine, 8vo, xiv, 317pp, Illustrated, Bibliography, Index. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer. David Oppenheim (1664-1736), chief rabbi of Prague in the early eighteenth century, built an unparalleled collection of Jewish books and manuscripts, all of which have survived and are housed in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. His remarkable collection testifies to the myriad connections Jews maintained with each other across political borders, and the contacts between Christians and Jews that books facilitated. From contact with the great courts of European nobility to the poor of Jerusalem, his family ties brought him into networks of power, prestige, and opportunity that extended across Europe and the Mediterranean basin. Containing works of law and literature alongside prayer and poetry, his library served rabbinic scholars and communal leaders, introduced old… Leer más

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Yale University Press, 2019. 1st printing. Crisp and unmarked in full cloth binding. 317pp. Jacket now in a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

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Hardback. New. 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

Yale Univ Pr, 2019. Hardcover. New. 317 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.