
The Art of Compilation. Midrash Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in Popular Anthologies from the Cairo Genizah
Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 17
Anna Busa(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 9. October 2025
Book
Hardback
268 pages
978-90-04-73433-3 (ISBN)
Description
Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh is a popular numerical anthology of Jewish maxims and is categorized to date as a medieval midrash. This book examines its earliest hitherto unedited manuscript finds in the Cairo Genizah (10-13th century), focusing on the fluid compilatory structures exhibited in them. The study investigates its medieval manuscript contexts and suggests a set of methodologies to capture its complexities, including the study of literary compilatory structures, editorial methodology and a holistic book historical approach.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
549 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-73433-3 (9789004734333)
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Anna Busa, Ph.D. 2021 is currently research associate at the Unit for Judaic Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munich (Germany). Her interdisciplinary and manuscript-based research revolves around medieval midrashic literature, book history, and textual criticism.