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Prince of the Press - How One Collector Built History's Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish Library (Hardcover)
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Prince of the Press - How One Collector Built History's Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish Library (Hardcover)
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The story of one of the largest collections of Jewish books, and
the man who used his collection to cultivate power, prestige, and
political influence David Oppenheim (1664-1736), chief rabbi of
Prague in the early eighteenth century, built an unparalleled
collection of Jewish books and manuscripts, all of which have
survived and are housed in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. His
remarkable collection testifies to the myriad connections Jews
maintained with each other across political borders, and the
contacts between Christians and Jews that books facilitated. From
contact with the great courts of European nobility to the poor of
Jerusalem, his family ties brought him into networks of power,
prestige, and opportunity that extended across Europe and the
Mediterranean basin. Containing works of law and literature
alongside prayer and poetry, his library served rabbinic scholars
and communal leaders, introduced old books to new readers, and
functioned as a unique source of personal authority that gained him
fame throughout Jewish society and beyond. The story of his life
and library brings together culture, commerce, and politics, all
filtered through this extraordinary collection. Based on the
careful reconstruction of an archive that is still visited by
scholars today, Joshua Teplitsky's book offers a window into the
social life of Jewish books in early modern Europe.
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