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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| Language: | English |
| 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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Table of Contents:
- 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).
- 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.