| Description |
1 online resource (xliii, 561 pages, 100 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some colour |
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The Medieval and early modern Iberian world, 1569-1934 ; volume 51 |
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Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 51.
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| Contents |
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Art of Micrography and Its Research Methodology -- 2 The Manuscript's Material Evidence -- 3 The Text -- 4 Within the Cultural Milieu: The Scribe's Artistic Sources -- 5 Every Word Counts: Deciphering the Micrography's Text Flow -- 6 Reading the Image: Envisioning the Word -- 7 The Manuscript's Tumultuous Journey through History -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Index of Piyyuṭim Used in the Book -- Appendix 2. The Micrography Panels: Text Flow Tables and Diagrams -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates and Illustrations |
| Summary |
"In 'Illuminating in micrography', Dalia-Ruth Halperin analyzes the Catalan Micrography Mahzor, a fourteenth-century Barcelonan manuscript in Israel's National Library. Decorated with micrography, the Jewish scribal art typical of Bible manuscripts, this mahzor, which includes a rich full-page panel micrography cycle, is unique. Along with the codicological and paleographical analysis, essential for understanding the scribe's thought and working processes, the author's meticulous reading of the micrography text reveals the scribe's textual editing and manipulations. Decoding his writing flow and sequences revealed a close association between the penned text and the images formed, which reflect a Jewish theosophical-theurgical cycle. Evidence of the scribe's association with the renowned Bassa atelier enhances our knowledge of the cultural, economic, and ethnic realities of the time."--Publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-539) and index |
| Notes |
Primarily in English; includes some text in Hebrew |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Bet ha-sefarim ha-leʼumi ṿeha-universiṭaʼi bi-Yerushalayim. Maḥleḳet kitve ha-yad ṿeha-arkhiyonim. Manuscript. Heb. 8o 6527.
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Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts.
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Calligraphy, Hebrew.
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Writing, Minuscule -- Early works to 1800
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Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Spain
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ART -- Folk & Outsider Art.
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CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Folkcrafts.
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Calligraphy, Hebrew
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Illumination of books and manuscripts
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Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts
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Writing, Minuscule
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Spain
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004251199 |
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9004251197 |
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