From Boxes and Cabinets to the Bibliotheca: Building the Jewish Library of the Ex-Conversos in Amsterdam, 1620-1665

In the early seventeenth century, members of Amsterdam's Portuguese Jewish community assembled a significant collection of Jewish—and especially Sephardi—literature that served as a crucial resource for scholars, religious leaders, and students. This article explores Jewish and Christian models...

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Main Author: Fisher, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: European journal of jewish studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-76
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Amsterdam / Sephardim / Jewish literature / Collection / Ashkenazim / History 1620-1665
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BH Judaism
KBD Benelux countries
KBH Iberian Peninsula
Further subjects:B School
B Amsterdam
B Education
B Curriculum
B Levush
B Library
B ex-converso
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