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.
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Calling all Occitanists: a unique copy of La reine Esther in Judeo-Provençal?
A Judeo-Occitan (Judeo-Provençal) manuscript in the Hebrew manuscript collection of the John Rylands Library, may turn out to be theContinue Reading
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
The human body and how to use it: a Jewish copy of a Christian medical work
A hundred more manuscripts from the John Rylands Library’s Hebrew Collection have just been published on the Manchester Digital Collections website.
‘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
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