Synopsis
The Biographical Dictionary Of The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledgeis a dense reference work that surveys a vast array of historical figures bearing the name Abraham and its variants, spanning the medieval to early modern periods. It records their roles—primarily rabbis and scholars, with physicians, teachers, astrologers, grammarians, and translators—together with their principal works and the printed editions or manuscripts in which those works appeared. The volume traces bibliographic attributions, cross-identifications, and printing histories across Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East, noting centers of publication (for example Venice, Cracow, Amsterdam, Leghorn, and others) and the editors and authorities who shaped attribution (Bartolocci, Buxtorf, Juchasin, etc.). It also presents sample entries illustrating the breadth of subjects from cabbalistic commentaries to legal, liturgical, philosophical, and scientific writings. The excerpt discussed here (Part 1 of 4) includes the Preface and the opening A-entries, highlighting the work’s alphabetical, reference-oriented approach and its emphasis on bibliographic sources and edition histories.
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