An Invitation to Buy and Read.

Focuses on the paratexts of Yiddish books in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Reason for the decline in Yiddish book publishing in Italy and Poland; Information on the tradition of the open book, a practice in Jewish booklore during the Middle Ages; Languages used in Yiddish religious books.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Book History (Pennsylvania State University Press) Vol. 7; pp. 31 - 62
Main Author: Berger, Shlomo
Format: Article
Published: Pennsylvania State University Press 2004
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