Maḥzor Vitry's "Palestinian Vocalization": Is It Really Vocalization?
The geographical provenance of the so-called Palestinian vocalization signs has mainly been based on a single medieval reference, a passage in R. Jacob ben Samson's commentary to tractate Avot (twelfth century, northern France). While past scholars disputed over the precise details of this passage,...
| Published in: | Jewish Quarterly Review Vol. 115; no. 3; pp. 521 - 536 |
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