Selections from the Talmud. Being Specimens of the Contents of that Ancient Book, Its Commentaries, Teachings, Poetry, and Legends. Also, Brief Sketches of the Men who made and commented upon it. Translated from the Original, by H. Polano.
- Singerman ID
- 2597
- Year
- 1876
- Entry
- Talmud. English. Selections. Selections from the Talmud. Being Specimens of the Contents of that Ancient Book, Its Commentaries, Teachings, Poetry, and Legends. Also, Brief Sketches of the Men who made and commented upon it. Translated from the Original, by H. Polano. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1876. viii, [17]-382 p., [3] p. of adv. for Polano’s works.
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Holdings
- In most academic libraries
- Title
- Selections from the Talmud. Being Specimens of the Contents of that Ancient Book, Its Commentaries, Teachings, Poetry, and Legends. Also, Brief Sketches of the Men who made and commented upon it. Translated from the Original, by H. Polano.
- Language
- English
- Printer/Publisher
- Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger
- Notes
- “Includes selections from various O.T. historical narratives and a very much interpolated version of the book of Esther; also many Rabbinical works and sayings.” See William J. Chamberlin, Catalogue of English Bible Translations: A Classified Bibliography of Versions and Editions … (New York, 1991), pp. 146-47. Frequently reissued.
- Collection
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Chronological File, 1676 to 1900
“Selections from the Talmud. Being Specimens of the Contents of that Ancient Book, Its Commentaries, Teachings, Poetry, and Legends. Also, Brief Sketches of the Men who made and commented upon it. Translated from the Original, by H. Polano.”, Judaica Americana II, accessed September 16, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/singerman/item/53633