Bibliotheca Judaica Antichristiana: Qua Editi Et Inediti Judaeorum Adversus Christianam Religionem Libri Recensentur

ISBN-13: 9781108053709 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 218 str.

Giovanni Bernardo De Rossi

Opis

Giovanni Bernardo De Rossi (1742 1831) first studied Hebrew in Turin as a requirement for his theology degree. Having swiftly mastered several Semitic languages and been ordained a priest, he was appointed professor of oriental languages at the University of Parma in 1769. Despite offers from Pavia, Madrid and Rome, he remained there until his death. An important collector of manuscripts and incunabula in 1785 Pius VI tried to acquire his library for the Vatican De Rossi published extensively on Hebrew typography and textual variants in the Old Testament. This 1800 catalogue of 182 Jewish polemics against Christianity printed by Giambattista Bodoni, a noted typographer at the court of Parma gives the texts' predominantly Hebrew titles and Latin content summaries. Also included is an 1812 Italian catalogue of books from De Rossi's library. Together they illuminate contemporary theological concerns and De Rossi's own bibliographic interests."