Illuminating in Micrography : The Catalan Micrography MahzorMS Heb 8°6527 in the National Library of Israel.
In Illuminating in Micrography, Dalia-Ruth Halperin analyzes the Catalan Micrography Ma?zor, a fourteenth-century Barcelonan manuscript, in depth revealing the close association between the micrography full-page panel images and the texts used to create them, which reflect a Jewish theosophical-theu...
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Leiden : BRILL, 2013. |
| Series: | The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World Ser.
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Illuminating in Micrography : |b The Catalan Micrography MahzorMS Heb 8°6527 in the National Library of Israel. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
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| 264 | 4 | |c ©2013. | |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Transliterations and Translations -- Manuscripts Cited and Their Abbreviations -- Piyyut: Terms, Translations, and Short Explanations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One The Art of Micrography and Its Research Methodology -- The Masorah -- The Decoration's Forming Text -- The Artistic Development of Micrography -- Micrography in the Middle Ages -- Research Survey -- Micrography Research Methodology -- Chapter Two The Manuscript's Material Evidence -- Codicology -- Writing Materials and Quire Structure -- Perforation and Ruling Layout -- Structural Transparency and Line Management Methods -- Paleography -- The Scripts Used in the Mahzor -- Characteristics of the Scripts -- Scribe and Micrographer -- The Characteristics of the Scribe's Writing -- The Semicursive Script and Its Role in Dating the Mahzor -- Chapter Three The Text -- The Liturgical Structure -- The Decoration Program for the Piyyutim -- Initial Word Panels -- Prayer Instructions -- Captions -- Marginal Decorations -- Text Analysis: Rite and Branches -- Indications of the Mahzor's Place and Date of Production -- Chapter Four Within the Cultural Milieu: The Scribe's Artistic Sources -- The Decoration Plan -- The Scribe's Artistic Sources -- Artistic Sources from Jewish Art -- Artistic Sources from Islamic Art -- Artistic Sources from Latin Art -- Chapter Five Every Word Counts: Deciphering the Micrography's Text Flow -- Scribal Copying Snares -- The "Choreography" of the Micrography -- Un tour de force: The Virtuosic Choreography of the Micrography -- The Scribe's Selection of Psalms: Associations between the Text and the Iconography -- Chapter Six Reading the Image-Envisioning the Word -- The Marginal Decorations -- The Full-Page Panels -- First Quire, First Opening-fols. 2r/1v (pl. I). | |
| 505 | 8 | |a First Quire, Second Opening-fols. 3r/2v (pl. II) -- First Quire, Third and Fourth Opening-fols. 4r/3v and 5r/4v (pls. III and IV) -- First Quire, Fifth Opening-fols. 6r/5v (pl. V) -- Second Quire, First and Second Opening (Sixth and Seventh in the Cycle)-fols. 8r/7v and fols. 9r/8v (pls. VI and VII) -- Second Quire, Third Opening (Eighth in the Cycle)-fols. 10r/9v (pl. VIII) -- Second Quire, Fourth Opening (Ninth in the Cycle)-fols. 11r/10v (pl. IX) -- Second Quire, Fifth Opening (Tenth in the Cycle)-fols. 12r/11v (pl. X) -- Second Quire, Sixth Opening (Eleventh in the Cycle)-fols. 13r/12v (pl. XI) -- Second Quire, Seventh Opening (Twelfth in the Cycle)-fols. 14r/13v (pl. XII) -- Chapter Seven The Manuscript's Tumultuous Journey through History -- The Bindings -- Owners' Hands -- The First Hand -- The Second Hand -- The Third Hand -- The Fourth Hand -- The Fifth Hand -- The Sixth Hand -- Conclusion -- Appendix One Index of Piyyutim Used in the Book -- Appendix Two The Micrography Panels: Text Flow Tables and Diagrams -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates and Illustrations. | |
| 520 | |a In Illuminating in Micrography, Dalia-Ruth Halperin analyzes the Catalan Micrography Ma?zor, a fourteenth-century Barcelonan manuscript, in depth revealing the close association between the micrography full-page panel images and the texts used to create them, which reflect a Jewish theosophical-theurgical cycle. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
| 590 | |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Calligraphy, Hebrew. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Writing, Minuscule -- Early works to 1800. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Spain. | |
| 655 | 4 | |a Electronic books. | |
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