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Researcher: Dr. Merav Mack
This project is the first to systematically assemble and compare codices produced in medieval Jerusalem in all languages and by each of its religious communities. This scholarly undertaking will explore libraries worldwide to identify the dispersed codices, study them alongside each other, and unveil connections between them. Reassessing a wide spectrum of cross-cultural influences will allow us to decipher the dynamics of local book production, discern new layers in Jerusalem’s exceptionally rich and multifaceted cultural history, and write a multi-perspective history of the city.