English Summary: This conference volume documents the results of the 3rd Trier Library Workshop, which was held in 2009. It focuses on questions about the histo

In Cosmos, Liturgy, and the Arts in the Twelfth Century, Margot E. Fassler takes readers into the rich, complex world of Hildegard of Bingen’s Scivias (meanin

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Jewish culture places a great deal of emphasis on texts and their means of transmission. At various points in Jewish history, the primary mode of transmission h