Essential Papers on Jewish Culture in Renaissance and Baroque Italy (Essential Papers on Jewish Studies)

Ruderman, David B. (ed.). Essential Papers on Jewish Culture in Renaissance and Baroque Italy (Essential Papers on Jewish Studies). New York: New York University Press, 1992. First edition. Quarto. (xi) 598pp. Black cloth boards with pink lettering on the covers and spine. Edited by acclaimed Jewish-Historian David B. Ruderman, the publication is a compilation of 20 essays from different authors, on on a variety of subjects relating to the Jewish community in Italy, from the 15th-17th centuries. The book touches on a wide range of topics from Jewish-Christian relations, Kabbalah, Messianism, Ghetto culture, the Italian Renaissance, and Jewish humanism, to name a few. Binding with minor bumping to extremities, and a few minor scratches to the covers. Binding in very good+, interior in near fine condition overall. vg+ to near fine. Paperback. (47266) $50