Picturing Yiddish
Author | : Diane Wolfthal |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2004-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789047405580 |
ISBN-13 | : 9047405587 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Download or read book Picturing Yiddish written by Diane Wolfthal and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of the images in five profusely illustrated Yiddish books from sixteenth-century Italy: a manuscript of Jewish customs, and four printed volumes - two books of customs, a chivalric romance, and a book of fables.