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Famous Hebrew Manuscripts

Rishonim, Autographed and Illuminated
📜 For the conclusion of the Famous Hebrew Manuscript series, a look at important or beautiful manuscripts of Rashi, Rambam, and Tur.
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
Illuminated Hebrew Bibles
📜 From Spain to Germany to Yemen, Jews of the mid- to late Middle Ages began producing decorated Bibles, some with smaller ornamentation and others…
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
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Illuminated Medieval Haggadot
📜 We continue exploring illuminated Passover haggadot with blockbuster manuscripts from Ashkenaz and Sefarad.
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
The Mysteries of the Birds' Head Haggada
📜 In the first of two newsletters focused on illuminated Passover haggadot, we take a look at medieval Ashkenazi aniconism and the perplexing…
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
Manuscripts of the Siddur and Machzor
📜 The Jewish prayerbook is ubiquitous—but it wasn't always that way. Today we examine early examples of the siddur and machzor, as well as some…
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
Major Manuscripts of the Talmud Bavli and Yerushalmi
📜 The Talmuds have a complex transmission history, but we now have excellent tools for exploring their textual variants. We have just one complete…
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
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Important Manuscripts of the Mishnah and Tosefta
📜 Our major textual witnesses to the text of the Mishnah show slight, but occasionally enlightening, differences that can be examined with reference to…
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
Famous Hebrew Manuscripts: Masoretic Codices
📜 We kick off the new Famous Hebrew Manuscripts series with a look at significant copies of the Tanach (Bible) with vowels and cantillation marks.
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Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin
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