The Leningrad Codex : a facsimile edition

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The Leningrad Codex : a facsimile edition

general editor, David Noel Freedman ; managing editor, Astrid B. Beck ; associate editors, Bruce E. Zuckerman, Marilyn J. Lundberg ; publication editor, James A. Sanders ; photographers, Bruce E. Zuckerman ... [et al.]

W.B. Eerdmans , Brill Academic Publishers, 1998

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  • : Brill

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Bible. O.T.

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Introductory matter in English

Includes bibliographical references

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Volume

: Eerdmans ISBN 9780802837868

Description

The oldest complete Hebrew Bible in the world is the Leningrad Codex. Dating to 1009 C.E., the Codex stands as the single most important extant manuscript for establishing the text of the Hebrew Bible and is the basis for virtually all critical editions of the Hebrew Bible.The Leningrad Codex is now available in a beautiful facsimile edition copublished with E. J. Brill (due to various production difficulties, the book has come out later than originally projected). This scholar's edition of the Leningrad Codex features a high-quality 11" x 13" hardcover format that includes 966 black-and-white photographs and sixteen full-color, illuminated carpet pages that capture in precise detail the Codex's lovely medieval artwork.
Volume

: Brill ISBN 9789004108547

Description

The oldest complete Hebrew Bible in the world is the Leningrad Codex. Housed in the Saltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, and dating to 1009 C.E., the Leningrad Codex stands as the single most important extant manuscript for establishing the text of the Hebrew Bible and is the basis for virtually all critical editions of the Hebrew Bible. In a landmark publishing event in biblical scholarship, the Leningrad Codex is now available for the first time in a facsimile edition. This beautiful scholar's edition of the Leningrad Codex, produced under the auspices of the University of Michigan in cooperation and consultation with the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center and West Semitic Research Project, features a high quality 25,4 x 30,5 cm. hardcover format that includes sixteen full-color illuminated carpet pages that capture in precise detail the Codex's lovely medieval artwork.

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  • NCID
    BA35392330
  • ISBN
    • 0802837867
    • 9004108548
  • LCCN
    96012373
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    hebeng
  • Place of Publication
    Grand Rapids, Mich.,Leiden
  • Pages/Volumes
    li, 1016 p.
  • Size
    33 cm
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