The Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the
Jewish Book
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 9:00am - Monday, May 4, 2015 - 5:00pm
Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa 19106
The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, in
conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Libraries and the Katz
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania,
are pleased to announce the fifteenth annual Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial
Master Workshop to be held on registration LW2014.pdfMay 3-4
(Sunday-Monday), 2015, at the Katz Center. The topic is Cheap Books From
the Cairo Geniza: Formats, Texts and Readers in Medieval Egypt. This
year’s workshop will be led by Professor Judith Olszowy Schlanger, who
holds the chair of medieval Hebrew palaeography and manuscript studies
at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (Sorbonne) in Paris and is an
affiliated researcher at the Institut de Recherche et d’Histoire des
Textes, CNRS. Her research interests include Hebrew palaeography and
diplomatics, Cairo Geniza studies and intellectual and economic contacts
between Jews and non-Jewish cultures in the Middle Ages. Her
publications include Karaite Marriage Documents from the Cairo Geniza.
Legal Tradition and Community Life in Mediaeval Egypt and Palestine
(Brill, Leiden, 1998), Les manuscrits hébreux dans l’Angleterre
médiévale : étude historique et paléographique (Peeters, Paris, Louvain,
2003); Hebrew and Hebrew-Latin Documents from Medieval England: a
Diplomatic and Palaeographical Study, (Brepols, Turnhout 2014).
The treasure-trove of manuscripts in Hebrew script recovered from the
Cairo Geniza includes thousands of fragments of books. Of varying
physical shapes and textual contents, these books bear witness to
intense book production in medieval Eastern Jewish communities, and to
the demand for such books by a robust readership. The costs of book
production, and the price of book purchase were clearly important
factors in shaping the market. Focusing on these material artifacts, the
sessions will explore the variety of books produced, identify the texts
which enjoyed particular popularity, and attempt to reconstruct the
milieu of their copyists. Themes to be examined through the study of
manuscript images include: Books from the Cairo Geniza: 'Elite' or
'Popular' Culture?; Economics of Book Production and Trade; Books
Materials: Techniques of Production, Use and Reuse; Hebrew Script as a
Marker of Specific Social or Religious Readership Groups; Book Formats
and Sizes⎯and their Functions; and Quality of Manuscripts Versus Quality
of Texts.
Because the Workshop will involve textual study, participants should be
able to read unpointed Hebrew texts. The workshop is open to professors
and independent scholars, professional librarians in the field of Jewish
and related studies, and graduate students in Jewish Studies. Attendance
at previous workshops is not a prerequisite for admission.
For faculty and professionals, tuition is $300. In addition to
attendance and all materials for the workshop, the tuition includes two
nights in a hotel (double-occupancy) for the nights of May 3 and 4 (with
the option of May 2), and all meals and refreshments (all kosher) during
the course of the workshop. Graduate students may apply for a full
scholarship to the workshop. To apply for the scholarship, a graduate
student should write us giving the details of his or her academic
program and a brief statement explaining how the workshop will further
his or her academic studies. S/he should also ask a faculty advisor to
write us a letter of recommendation on the student's behalf.
Attendance is limited. If you are interested in attending the workshop,
please notify us immediately. Full payment must be received by March 1,
2015. Make checks payable to Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
A registration form is available at: registration LW2015.pdf
Please address all correspondence to: Lehmann Workshop, c/o Jewish
Studies Program, 711 Williams Hall, 255 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA
19104-6305. Jewish Studies Program E-mail: [email protected] ;
Phone: 215-898-6654
The Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the
Jewish Book has been made possible by a generous contribution from the
Manfred and Anne Lehmann Foundation along with grants from Mr. Albert
Friedberg, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, Andrew H. Cohn, Esq. C'66,
and the University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation.
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