Abby Kornfeld
Biographic Data
| ID | 6815319 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abby Kornfeld |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abby |
| FAMILY NAME | Kornfeld |
| SIGNATURE | KORNFELD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | City College of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Go Forth and Learn”: Visual Exegesis in the Medieval Haggadah
The folios of the Barcelona, Kaufmann, and Sassoon Haggadahs (London, British Library, MS Add. 14761; Budapest, Hungarian Academy of Science, Kaufmann Collection, MS A 422; Jerusalem, Israel Museum MS 181/41) are full of illuminations that facilitate the understanding and exploration of the text. Word images push participants in the Passover seder to discover the text’s riches by highlighting key terms and passages, exposing the literal meaning o…
Abraham b. Isaac ha-Levi of Girona: Poet and patron of the so-called Barcelona Haggadah, 1370–1393
With neither a colophon nor documentation of its commission, the so-called Barcelona Haggadah (British Library, Ms. Add. 14761) is often dated around the year 1340 on the basis of its artistic style. However, the manuscript includes the name of one individual who was alive at the time of its production: the poet Abraham b. Isaac ha-Levi. This article begins with his poem before reconstructing aspects of his biography and oeuvre to prove that the …
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Abraham b. Isaac ha-Levi of Girona: Poet and patron of the so-called Barcelona Haggadah, 1370–1393
With neither a colophon nor documentation of its commission, the so-called Barcelona Haggadah (British Library, Ms. Add. 14761) is often dated around the year 1340 on the basis of its artistic style. However, the manuscript includes the name of one individual who was alive at the time of its production: the poet Abraham b. Isaac ha-Levi. This article begins with his poem before reconstructing aspects of his biography and oeuvre to prove that the …
“Go Forth and Learn”: Visual Exegesis in the Medieval Haggadah
The folios of the Barcelona, Kaufmann, and Sassoon Haggadahs (London, British Library, MS Add. 14761; Budapest, Hungarian Academy of Science, Kaufmann Collection, MS A 422; Jerusalem, Israel Museum MS 181/41) are full of illuminations that facilitate the understanding and exploration of the text. Word images push participants in the Passover seder to discover the text’s riches by highlighting key terms and passages, exposing the literal meaning o…
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