The Hebrew Book in Early Modern Italy

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The Hebrew Book in Early Modern Italy JEWISH CULTURE AND CONTEXTS Published in association with the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies of the University of Pennsylvania David B. Ruderman, Series Editor Advisory Board Richard I. Cohen Moshe Idel Alan Mintz Deborah Dash Moore Ada Rapoport-Albert Michael D. Swartz A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. university of pennsylvania press philadelphia The Hebrew Book in Early Modern Italy edited by Joseph R. Hacker and Adam Shear Publication of this volume was assisted by a grant from the Martin D. Gruss Endowment Fund of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies of the University of Pennsylvania. Copyright 䉷 2011 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Hebrew book in early modern Italy / edited by Joseph R. Hacker and Adam Shear. p. cm.— (Jewish culture and contexts) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4352-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Hebrew imprints—Italy—History. 2. Printing, Hebrew—Italy—History. 3. Italy—Imprints— History. I. Hacker, Joseph, 1940– II. Shear, Adam. III. Series: Jewish culture and contexts. Z228.H4H425 2011 070.50945—dc22 2011012383 ...