יוסיפון (Josippon / 1546 Adam), book (Yiddish)

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יוסיפון / Josippon (1546) is a book by Michael Adam.

Abstract

Yiddish translation of Josippon by Michael Adam, a Jewish convert. With its richly illustrated woodcuts, the book is regarded as the most beautiful printed work in Old-Yiddish literature.

(the book was published in Zurich 1546 by Christoph Froschauer; with its richly illustrated woodcuts, it is regarded as the most beautiful printed work in Old-Yiddish literature. Reprinted in Prague, 1607; and Amsterdam, 1661). New edition of the Hebrew text of Josippon, based on the 1510 Constantinople edition. The Latin translation by Sebastian Münster made for the first time the text accessible to a larger audience.

Editions

Published in Zurich, Switzerland: Christoph Froschauer, 1546 / repr. Prague, 1607; and Amsterdam, 1661.

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External links

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