Hebrew Books in Italian Libraries of the Modern Age

Name: Hebrew Books in Italian Libraries of the Modern Age
Brand: Vita e Pensiero
Price: 6.00 EUR
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Articolo

Rivista

AEVUM

Fascicolo

AEVUM - 2011 - 3

Titolo

Hebrew Books in Italian Libraries of the Modern Age

Autore

Pier Francesco Fumagalli

Editore

Vita e Pensiero

Formato

Articolo |

Pdf

Pagine

Online da

03-2011

Issn

0001-9593 (stampa) | 1827-787X (digitale)

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Descrizione

Jewish libraries are a valuable source «for the study and history of the handwritten book in all other civilizations around the Mediterranean in general». Collections of Hebrew books in Italy at the end of the XVI century were remarkably rich, both in quality and in quantity. Printers established their activities in several cities and made use of them. Private Jewish libraries were usual in Mantua, Ferrara, Modena, Venice, Verona, Rome, Florence, Trento, Turin since the Renaissance. Moreover, princes and popes, friars and cardinals, paid great attention to Jewish books. Most of these manuscripts, however, were later transferred to public libraries when religious orders were suppressed. The 17th century was characterised by the flourishing of scientific academies and public libraries – such as in Bologna and Milan – where Hebrew books were collected.