New! The Jewish Theological Seminary Press is pleased to announcing a new paperback/digital edition of Davidson's four-volume masterpiece: Thesaurus of Mediaeval Hebrew Poetry in 4 volumes.
Israel Davidson, 'Osar ha-shirah ve-ha-piyyut mi-zeman batimat kitvei ha-qodesh 'ad reshit tequfat ha-haskalah, 4 vols. is magnum opus - for which Israel Davidson has received the first ever Bialik's Prize (1936) and had a street in Israel named after him - lists 35,000 poems and prayers culled from printed and manuscript sources (many from Cairo Genizah), i.e. almost every Hebrew poem and its variations composed after canonization of the Hebrew Bible until 18th c.e.... with listings of sacred poetry reaching into the 20th century Act now and save $100 with pre-print your go online http://www.publishersrow.com/hebrew_poetry.htm to order* now (*The order must be placed before Friday, Nov. 6, 2012 and will be delivered in US no latter then Nov. 25 (S&H included) Digital edition is available for individuals and institutions. "... distinguished by fullness and accuracy to a remarkable degree." -- Prof. Jacob Mann Hebrew Union College "...a storehouse of information and erudition to all students and scholars working on the vast fields of Jewish liturgy, hymnology and poetry." -- David S. Sassoon, London __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
