Following Levita's statement, the Masorah transmitted by medieval illuminated manuscripts was generally considered as less significant for the study of the biblical and masoretical knowledge in the Jewish world. The biblical codices produced in Ashkenaz were considerably disregarded compared to Spanish codices. Challenging this assertion, this work engages in a reflection on the link between the standard Eastern tradition and the Ashkenazic biblical text-culture of the 13th century.
Elodie Attia provides an edition of thirteen cases taken from MS Vat. Ebr. 14, offering...
Following Levita's statement, the Masorah transmitted by medieval illuminated manuscripts was generally considered as less significant for the stud...