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- Title
Causes, Methods, and Manifestations of the Destruction of Hebrew Manuscripts.
- Authors
PERANI, MAURO
- Abstract
The article focuses on the causes, methods, and manifestations of the destruction of Hebrew manuscripts, exploring the impact of the printing press, the persecution by the Inquisition, and Pope Julius III's burning of the Talmud in 1553. Topics include aspects of the reuse of medieval Hebrew manuscripts, the causes and consequences of their destruction, including factors like intense use for study and prayer, the absence of scriptoria in the Jewish world, the legislation of the Genizah.
- Subjects
HEBREW manuscripts; GENIZAH; JULIUS III, Pope, 1487-1555; PERSECUTION; JEWISH way of life
- Publication
Cromohs: Cyber Review of Modern Historiography, 2023, Vol 26, p48
- ISSN
1123-7023
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36253/cromohs-14237