Table of Contents
Preface Irina Wandrey vii
Codicology and Palaeography
From the Archaeological Turn to 'Codicologie Structurale': The Concept of Codicology and the Material Description of Hebrew Manuscripts Javier del Barco 3
Scribal Aspects of the Manufacturing and Writing of the Qumran Scrolls Emanuel Tov 29
The Anatomy of Non-biblical Scrolls from the Cairo Geniza Judith Olszowy-Schlanger 49
A Pentateuch ot Read in? The Secrets of the Regensburg Pentateuch Hanna Liss 89
Editing
Shedding Light on Metatron - Recently Discovered Fragments of Mystical Writings in Germany Andreas Lehnardt 131
On the History of Editing Pre-Modern Yiddish Manuscript Texts Diana Matut 155
Collections
The Preservation of Hebrew Books by Christians in the Pre-Reformation German Milieu Ilona Steimann 203
Johannes Reuchlin's Collection of Hebrew Books - Its Afterlife and Influence Reimund Leicht 227
Matters of Provenance: Hebrew Manuscripts Owned by a Distinguished French Archbishop Ilana Tahan 243
Jacob Georg Christian Adler (1756-1834) and his Books Ronny Vollandt 275
Materials Studies
Building a Bridge from the Dead Sea Scrolls to Mediaeval Hebrew Manuscripts Ira Rabin 309
Composition Analysis of Writing Materials in Geniza Fragments Zina Cohen Judith Olszowy-Schlanger Oliver Hahn Ira Rabin 323
'Write on Three Ribs of Sheep': Writing Materials in Ancient and Mediaeval Jewish Magic Bill Rebiger 339
Cultural Studies
Codex hebraicus 18 and Codex hebraicus 53 in the Hamburg State and University Library - 'Corrected by Yishaq of Arles' 363
The Pillars of Exile by R. Yishaq of Corbeil: The Small Book of Commandments in Codex hebraicus 17, State and University Library Hamburg 421
Pictorial Messages in Mediaeval Illuminated Hebrew Books: Some Methodological Considerations Katrin Kogman-Appel 443
List of Contributors 469
Indices 473
