Hebraism in sixteenth-century England: Robert and Thomas Wakefield

"Robert Wakefield and his brother Thomas were pioneers in the study and teaching of Hebrew in early modern England. Robert was trained at Cambridge, acquired expertise in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Arabic, and obtained professorial status in Louvain, Cambridge, and Oxford. Thomas took possession of h...

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Other Authors: Carley, James P. 1946- (Editor), Burnett, Charles 1951- (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto PIMS, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies [2023]
Series:Studies and texts 231
Judaism in the medieval and early modern world 3
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Summary:"Robert Wakefield and his brother Thomas were pioneers in the study and teaching of Hebrew in early modern England. Robert was trained at Cambridge, acquired expertise in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Arabic, and obtained professorial status in Louvain, Cambridge, and Oxford. Thomas took possession of his brother's books and manuscripts upon his death; he enjoyed long tenure as praelector in Hebrew at Cambridge and was a compulsive annotator of his books. This volume draws together the political, linguistic, and bibliographical materials that shaped the careers of these two scholars, revising previous claims and producing a compelling analysis of Hebrew learning in sixteenth-century England."--
Physical Description:xvi, 332 Seiten Faksimiles 24 cm
ISBN:9780888442314

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