As the embodiment of the text, the medieval Hebrew book is presented in this essay as a physical artefact. The books' archaeology, its material features, and visual components are discussed and shown to reflect the technica…
The Book as an Object: Material and Symbolic Values of Medieval Manuscripts (17,818 words)
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Olszowy-Schlanger, Judith, “The Book as an Object: Material and Symbolic Values of Medieval Manuscripts”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online, General Editor: Emile Schrijver. Consulted online on 23 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-4026_EJBO_SIM_031553>
First published online: 2019
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