TY  - BOOK
AU  - Halperin,Dalia-Ruth
TI  - Illuminating in micrography: the Catalan micrography mahzor-MS Hebrew 8o 6527 in the National Library of Israel 
T2  - The Medieval and early modern Iberian world
SN  - 9789004251199
AV  - ND2935 .H35 2013
U1  - 745.6/74924 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - Brill
KW  - Bet ha-sefarim ha-leʼumi ṿeha-universiṭaʼi bi-Yerushalayim
KW  - Maḥleḳet kitve ha-yad ṿeha-arkhiyonim
KW  - Manuscript
KW  - Heb. 8o 6527
KW  - Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts
KW  - Calligraphy, Hebrew
KW  - Writing, Minuscule
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - Illumination of books and manuscripts
KW  - Spain
N1  - Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Art of Micrography and Its Research Methodology -- 2 The Manuscript’s Material Evidence -- 3 The Text -- 4 Within the Cultural Milieu: The Scribe’s Artistic Sources -- 5 Every Word Counts: Deciphering the Micrography’s Text Flow -- 6 Reading the Image: Envisioning the Word -- 7 The Manuscript’s Tumultuous Journey through History -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Index of Piyyuṭim Used in the Book -- Appendix 2. The Micrography Panels: Text Flow Tables and Diagrams -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates and Illustrations; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - In Illuminating in Micrography , Dalia-Ruth Halperin analyzes the Catalan Micrography Maḥzor, a fourteenth-century Barcelonan manuscript in Israel’s National Library. Decorated with micrography, the Jewish scribal art typical of Bible manuscripts, this maḥzor, which includes a rich full-page panel micrography cycle, is unique. Along with the codicological and paleographical analysis, essential for understanding the scribe’s thought and working processes, the author’s meticulous reading of the micrography text reveals the scribe’s textual editing and manipulations. Decoding his writing flow and sequences revealed a close association between the penned text and the images formed, which reflect a Jewish theosophical-theurgical cycle. Evidence of the scribe’s association with the renowned Bassa atelier enhances our knowledge of the cultural, economic, and ethnic realities of the time
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004251199
ER  -