Description:
Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2013. hard cover., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps. tight binding. appears unused.; english text with some yiddish and hebrew.; xviii-233pp., 5 b/w illustrations. publication and readership of yiddish books in early modern europe, particularly books emanating from amsterdam.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Producing Redemption in Amsterdam: Early Modern Yiddish Books in Paratextual Perspective Hardcover - 2013
by Shlomo Berger
Details
- Title Producing Redemption in Amsterdam: Early Modern Yiddish Books in Paratextual Perspective
- Author Shlomo Berger
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 254
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date 2013
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9789004247857 / 9004247858
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 in (23.88 x 16.26 x 2.03 cm)
-
Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Jewish Studies
- Library of Congress subjects Amsterdam (Netherlands), Yiddish imprints - Publishing - Netherlands
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012046967
- Dewey Decimal Code 839.109
More Copies for Sale
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Producing Redemption in Amsterdam: Early Modern Yiddish Books in Paratextual Perspective
by Shlomo Berger
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9789004247857 / 9004247858
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 164.20SGD 4.79 shipping to USA
Show Details
Item Price
SGD 164.20
SGD 4.79
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Producing Redemption in Amsterdam: Early Modern Yiddish Books in Paratextual Perspective
by Berger, Shlomo
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9789004247857 / 9004247858
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 171.04SGD 6.84 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Leiden: Brill, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. xviii, 233, (1)pp. Indices and bibliography. Text in English. Green boards with purple, red and green spines, lettered in white. Illustrated with 5 text leaf facsimiles. A fine, as new copy. Producing Redemption in Amsterdam offers an analysis of Yiddish early modern paratexts and subsequently a history of Yiddish printed books. (OCLC) Yiddish was the basic Ashkenazi vernacular in the early modern period. The vast majority of the population was not educated and Yiddish books were printed in order to assist them with keeping a solid Jewish life. Being a basically German language and never being a canonical language as Hebrew, Yiddish also functioned as a buffer language between the internal Ashkenazi Jewish culture and the culture of the environment. Studying the paratexts added to printed Yiddish books may teach us about roles of the printed Yiddish word in Ashkenazi society: contents and forms of books, their contextual framework within…
Read More Item Price
SGD 171.04
SGD 6.84
shipping to USA