The Pathways of Daniel Bomberg’s Printed Talmuds Housed at Columbia University: A Case Study

We will respond to the papers listed below, commenting on the ways these scholars are moving research in the field of the history of the Jewish book forward. More specifically, we will discuss how they contribute to examining the social and cultural dynamics of disseminating, reading, selling, buying, gifting and amassing indvidual copies and collections of Jewish books.

Lucia Conte Aguilar, "Printers, Readers and Books: Following the Path of Eliezer Alantansi`s Printing House in Hijar (Spain)

Chiara Chamarda, "Tracing the Hebrew Book Collection of the Venice Ghetto"

David Sclar, "From Publication to Instruction: Journeys of Books Acquired by Portuguese Ets Haim Yeshiva In Early Modern Amsterdam"