Creation of the Hebrew Incunabula Collection in the National Library of Israel
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National Library of Israel, Hebrew Incunabula Collection, Jewish StudiesAbstract
This article deals with one stage in the development of the collections in the National Library of Israel and focuses on the Hebrew incunabula collection as a case study. The Hebrew incunabula collection is a cornerstone in the library’s Judaic collection and one of four core collections. The collection contains one hundred editions in one hundred and ninety four exemplars. Strangely, although it is one of the world’s most important collections of Hebrew incunabula, it has never been studied in depth.
This article examines the collectors who donated the books and analyses the Hebrew incunabula collection in its historical context in light of the library’s development. The results are presented on a timeline according to the order of the donations. The article explains the factors that contributed to the success of the collection’s development and offers a paradigm for an efficient collection process in the future. The appendix contains a detailed list of the collection’s current composition.
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