{"product_id":"jewish-languages-and-book-culture-judith-olszowy-schlanger-9781851246328","title":"Jewish Languages and Book Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating collection examining the spread of books in Jewish vernacular languages and Hebrew characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From Cairo Genizah to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, the spread of books in Jewish vernacular languages and Hebrew characters offers an extraordinary insight into the linguistic richness of Jewish life. For over two millennia, Jewish communities have used languages other than Hebrew for daily oral communication, including Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-French, Judeo-Italian, Yiddish, and Ladino. However, they used the Hebrew alphabet to write these languages down and developed sophisticated systems to transmit texts in them. Many of these vernacular languages also became languages of book culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Bodleian Libraries' collections host an unparalleled collection of texts in Judeo-languages, giving a picture of how these works were produced and communicated. As some of these languages are now extinct or moribund, these writings are also important testimonies to lost cultures. Generously illustrated and ranging in time from the Middle Ages to the Emancipation, this collection of essays showcases important hallmarks in the intellectual and social history of Jewish culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Olszowy-Schlanger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851246320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851246328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Judith Olszowy-Schlanger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46173134881023,"sku":"9781851246328","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c322880f-2514-4de6-a71c-eb988e19b014.jpg?v=1727180093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jewish-languages-and-book-culture-judith-olszowy-schlanger-9781851246328","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}