The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book (2 vols)
Biographical note
Marvin J. Heller writes books and articles on Hebrew printing and bibliography. His work Printing the Talmud: A History of the Individual Treatises Printed from 1700 to 1750 (Brill, 1999) was recipient of the 1999 Research and Special Libraries Division Award of the Association of Jewish Libraries for Bibliography.
Readership
The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book is a necessary work for libraries and universities, bibliographers, historians, and collectors of Hebraica and Judaica. It is of value to anyone interested in book arts, Jewish history, literature and art.
Reviews
This book has been selected to receive the 2004 Judaica Bibliography Award from the Research and Special Librabies Division of the Association of Jewish Libraries. (Marvin Heller also received this award for his previous book published by Brill).
'…two splendid volumes…Clearly printed and well bound, Brill, its publishers, have produced two volumes, which are a tribute to their subject, to the authors, producers, and the readers of The Sicteenth Century Hebrew Book…They are an indispensable purchase for all libraries collecting volumes in book history, printing, theology, religious studies, European history, fine art, and culture generally.'
William Baker, Reference Reviews, 2005.
'…two splendid volumes…Clearly printed and well bound, Brill, its publishers, have produced two volumes, which are a tribute to their subject, to the authors, producers, and the readers of The Sicteenth Century Hebrew Book…They are an indispensable purchase for all libraries collecting volumes in book history, printing, theology, religious studies, European history, fine art, and culture generally.'
William Baker, Reference Reviews, 2005.
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