According to this article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, (hat tip) bibliographers are not in such high-demand these days in institutions of higher education and academia. Lovers of the Hebrew manuscript and book should be grateful that frameworks such as the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts and the Hebrew Palaeography Project exist. May their [...]
In the most recent issue of AJS Perspectives, responses to the following question were published, “What are three books you love to teach to undergraduates?” Below are the responses, which will hopefully give some of you a few ideas for summer reading. AJS-Books for Undergraduates
Part of the Braginsky Collection of Hebrew books and manuscripts is now online. It is worth a visit. (hat tip)
The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library has a nice exhibition posted online, Book Marks: The Trail Readers Leave Behind. (hat tip) This image may be of interest to those who like illustrated haggadot. See more here on similar images in haggadot.
Can anyone offer any help? Kitsur SMaK?: The following question was received at the library’s reference email: The Kitzur Sma’k (which I’m sure you won’t confuse with the Kitzur Sma’g) was compiled by a Christian Hebraist, and for that reason is of no interest to Jews and is not found in any university library that [...]
I am not sure if this is old and I just never noticed it, but the JNUL seems to have a new web page which has links to many of the important MSS and early printed editions that they have on their website in one place.
It seems that Otzar ha-Hochma knows no rest. It was apparently a typo. See here for a previous round of criticism.
Part I, Part II Found throughout the literature which discusses whether a blessing is recited over the lighting of shabbat candles, there are a number of “phantom sources,” sources which aren’t found in the extant literature. The first example of a “phantom sources” is from Abraham ha-Yarhi’s Sefer Ha-Manhig. In Yitzhak Rafael’s edition this can [...]
There is a disagreement among scholars as to the author(s) of the Geonic work Halakhot Gedolot. See this post for a discussion of the question. I just saw this in a flyer from Mechon Yerushalayim, so I guess that we know to some extent how they answer the question.
BibliOdyssey has posted images from a 15th c. illustrated travel diary of a German knight who journeyed to Jerusalem. The JNUL has posted online many maps of the Land of Israel/Holy Land and Jerusalem.
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