{"product_id":"moritz-steinschneider-the-hebrew-translations-charles-h-manekin-9789400773134","title":"Moritz Steinschneider. the Hebrew Translations of the Middle Ages and the Jews as Transmitters: Vol I. Preface. General Remarks. Jewish Philosophers","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book deals with medieval Jewish authors who wrote in Arabic, such as Moses Maimonides, Judah Halevi, and Solomon Ibn Gabirol, as well as the Hebrew translations and commentaries of Judaeo-Arabic philosophy. It brings up to date a part of Moritz Steinschneider's monumental \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eDie hebraeischen Uebersetzungen des Mittelalters und die Juden als Dolmetscher \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(The Hebrew Translations of the Middle Ages and the Jews as Transmitters), which was first published in 1893 and remains to this day the authoritative account of the transmission and development of Arabic and Latin, and, by way of those languages, Greek culture to medieval and renaissance Jews. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the work presented here, Steinschneider's bibliography has been updated, some of his scholarly judgments have been judiciously revised and an exhaustive listing of pertinent Hebrew manuscripts and their whereabouts has been provided. The volume opens with a long essay that describes the origin and genesis of \u003ci\u003eDie Hebraeischen Übersetzungen\u003c\/i\u003e, and with Steinschneider's prefaces to the French and German versions of his work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis publication is the first in a projected series that translates, updates and, where necessary, revises parts of Steinschneider's bio-bibliographical classic. Historians of medieval culture and philosophy, and also scholars of the transmission of classical culture to Muslims, Christians, and Jews, will find this volume indispensable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles H. Manekin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9400773137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789400773134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Charles H. Manekin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48446665392383,"sku":"9789400773134","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a689fdd1-30f9-46a6-a7b6-c37011c6b5cd.jpg?v=1777226137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moritz-steinschneider-the-hebrew-translations-charles-h-manekin-9789400773134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}