The Afghan Liturgical Quire - Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval Hardcover

Name: The Afghan Liturgical Quire - (Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval) (Hardcover)
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The Afghan Liturgical Quire: Its Codicology, Texts and History is a diplomatic edition that explores one manuscript's material and textual evidence, as well as its history and wider cultural milieu.
About the Author: Rahel Fronda, Ph.D. (2015), University of Oxford, is Hebrew and Judaica Deputy Curator at the Bodleian Library, and Antiquarian Hebrew Cataloguer at Christ Church Library.
483 Pages
Religion + Beliefs, Judaism
Series Name: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval

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Through codicological analysis, paleographical examination, as well as the study of its texts, the volume argues that the Afghan Liturgical Quire (ALQ) can be regarded as the oldest intact Jewish codex.

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The Afghan Liturgical Quire: Its Codicology, Texts and History is a diplomatic edition that explores one manuscript's material and textual evidence, as well as its history and wider cultural milieu. The volume not only includes essays by twelve world-leading scholars in their respective fields of study but also ample documentary material (photos, letters and reports). Scholars and professionals ranging from the fields of medieval manuscript studies to Jewish liturgy and history of Afghanistan to the fields of manuscript trade are among the possible audience.

About the Author

Rahel Fronda, Ph.D. (2015), University of Oxford, is Hebrew and Judaica Deputy Curator at the Bodleian Library, and Antiquarian Hebrew Cataloguer at Christ Church Library. Her publications include articles on medieval Hebrew manuscripts and collections of Hebrew and Jewish books in Oxford college libraries.

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Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 483

Genre: Religion + Beliefs

Sub-Genre: Judaism

Series Title: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval

Publisher: Brill

Theme: Sacred Writings

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Street Date: April 16, 2026

TCIN: 1008851506

UPC: 9789004721050

Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-3733

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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