A Medieval Hebrew Adaptation of Two Crusading Texts: Presentation, Analysis and Edition

A Hebrew manuscript in the Parma Palatinate Library, produced in the fourteenth century, probably in Provence, contains adaptations from Latin/Romance texts, including two that originate in the Christian crusading tradition. These two sections consist mainly of historical and geographical data relat...

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Published in:Medieval encounters
Authors: Roth, Pinchas (Author) ; Rubin, Jonathan 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Medieval encounters
Further subjects:B medieval Jewish culture medieval descriptions of Egypt medieval Western acquaintance with Islam crusades medieval geographical knowledge Jewish-Christian relations and exchanges medieval Jewish historiography Latin / Romance-into-Hebrew translations
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Summary:A Hebrew manuscript in the Parma Palatinate Library, produced in the fourteenth century, probably in Provence, contains adaptations from Latin/Romance texts, including two that originate in the Christian crusading tradition. These two sections consist mainly of historical and geographical data relating to the Levant. The Hebrew adaptations, although selective, are religiously neutral, reflecting the redactor’s keen interest in the history and geography of the Orient and his willingness to absorb information about it from Christian sources.
ISSN:1570-0674
Contains:In: Medieval encounters
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700674-12340010