Rylands Karaite manuscripts: Jewish presence of the Ukrainian past
Among the many manuscripts bought from the famous rabbi and scholar Moses Gaster (1856-1939), the John Rylands Library holds a curious copy of a Karaite work.
Tag: Hebrew manuscripts
Speaking to angels: Charaktêres in Jewish magical manuscripts – Part II
In the first part of this blog, I introduced the magical signs called charaktêres that you can encounter in Jewish magical manuscripts. OriginallyContinue Reading
John Rylands Research Institute Conference 2016: ‘The Other Within’
‘The Other Within’ – The Hebrew and Jewish Collections of The John Rylands Library Monday 27–Wednesday 29 June 2016 at TheContinue Reading
‘The Other Within’ – The Hebrew and Jewish Collections of The John Rylands Library
Updated Call for Papers: ‘The Other Within’: The Hebrew and Jewish Collections of The John Rylands Library Conference, Monday 27-WednesdayContinue Reading
John Rylands Research Institute Conference 2016: ‘The Other Within’ – The Hebrew and Jewish Collections of The John Rylands Library
Call for Papers: ‘The Other Within’ – The Hebrew and Jewish Collections of The John Rylands Library Monday 27-Wednesday 29Continue Reading
Advance Notice: John Rylands Research Institute Conference 2016
“The Other Within”: The Hebrew and Jewish Collections of the John Rylands Library Date: Monday 27 – Wednesday 29 JuneContinue Reading
John Rylands Research Institute Annual Lecture: Professor Emile Schrijver
On 30 April Professor Emile G. L. Schrijver, Professor of Jewish Book History at the University of Amsterdam and curator ofContinue Reading
Manchester Contributes to the Friedberg Genizah Project
The John Rylands Library has recently agreed to contribute high quality images and metadata of its Genizah Collection to the Friedberg Genizah ProjectContinue Reading
More Manuscript Catalogues Online!
Last week John posted a list of “legacy” manuscript catalogues now available via Manchester eScholar. It reminded me that many cataloguesContinue Reading