The National Library this morning (Monday) unveiled 90 of the rarest pages of Inconbula (Lullaby Printing) in the world.
"Inconbula" is a nickname for the first printed books in Europe that were published between the invention of the printing press, from the middle of the 15th century to the year 1500. During this period, the National Library says, less than 200 Hebrew books were printed, some of which did not survive.
Around 1492 (RNB), Joshua Soncino, one of the leaders of Hebrew printing in Italy in the 15th century, published a printing edition of the most important and influential book of halakhah at the time, "Four Columns." Today the "columnist". No complete copy of the essay in this edition has survived in its entirety, only a few pages. Or in some private collection.
One of the pages exposed, Photo: Courtesy of the National Library
The curator of the Judaism Collection at the National Library, Dr. Joel Finkelman, explains that these are pages from the "Four Columns" file that summarizes the halakhah that was practiced after the destruction of the Second Temple. The book, also known as the "Column" is divided into four sections "Auxiliary and Hoshen Mishpat, and encompasses all areas of halakhah.
One of the pages exposed, Photo: Courtesy of the National Library
Inconbula items, say in the National Library, are a rich and unique source for the study of the culture of the Hebrew text, and they also have a museum and bibliographic value.
"This is a rare case of an incunabula of one of the first printed biblical books in the world, which may not have fully survived, but a few pages of it have been preserved and now reach a safe haven - the National Library. Most, "says Dr. Finkelman.
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