ABRAHAM BEN HANANIAH YAGEL (1553- c.1624)

A valley of vision. The heavenly journey of Abraham ben Hananiah Yagel. Transl. from the Hebrew, with an introduction and commentary by David B. Ruderman.

Philadelphia, Univ. Pennsylvania Press, 1990. XII, 365 pp. Very good copy in good dustj. Oigr. cloth, with (dam.) dustjacket. Abraham ben Hananiah Yagel 1553-c.1624) composed his Hebrew work Gei Hizzayon (A Valley of Vision) in Italy at the end of the sixteenth century. This striking text, so different from the other writings of the prolific physician, natural philosopher, and kabbalist, is first an autobiographical account of the vicissitudes of the author's years as a Jewish loan banker. It is also a description of a heavenly journey he is taken on by the soul of his recently deceased father, who visits his son while he is imprisoned in Mantua for debt. Finally, it is a series of theological and moral discussions based on the insights of Judaism, particularly the kabbalah as understood by Yagel and his Italian contemporaries. ISBN: 9780812281682

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ABRAHAM BEN HANANIAH YAGEL (1553- c.1624). RUDERMAN, DAVID B.

A valley of vision. The heavenly journey of Abraham ben Hananiah Yagel. Translated from the Hebrew ({Gei Hizzayon}), with an introduction and commentary by David B. Ruderman.

Philadelphia, 1990, Or. cloth., XII, 365 pp. In good condition.

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Wila Yagel

Meditations

Wila Yagel, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, 1999. 1st Edition, Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Author(s). Clean crisp dust-jacket, fresh boards, sound binding, inscription from author to "Joan" on front end-paper, clean pages. Includes a brief letter from the poet's sister Bella to "Joan". Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Inscribed by Author(s). Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 05314030102. ISBN: 036000105X

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Keywords: BZDB4 , poetry Poetry; Inscribed by Author(s) Wila Yagel Meditations

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Meditative Reveries

Yaron Golan Publishing, Tel Aviv, 1994. 1st Edition, Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Clean laminated boards, sound binding, clean pages, note from author on front end-paper (date at discrepancy with publication date) "To Mrs Joan Sims. With my compliments - it's always a pleasure to be in Your company, my best wishes to you, Wila Nagel, Aug. 1988". Also includes two loose additional poems annotated by author "Ode to Jerusalem" and "On the Crossroad". No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 05314080061. ISBN: 1870071999

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Yagel, Abraham ben Hananiah; Ruderman, David B., ed.

A Valley of Vision: The Heavenly Journey of Abraham Ben Hananiah Yagel

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ., 1990. First Edition. . Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in gray cloth, with sharp and distinct white lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear (just a touch at spine head), not price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. According to the publisher's blurb, "Abraham ben Hananiah Yagel 1553 - c. 1624) composed his Hebrew work Gei Hizzayon (A Valley of Vision) in Italy at the end of the sixteenth century. This striking text, so different from the other writings of the prolific physician, natural philosopher, and kabbalist, is first an autobiographical account of the vicissitudes of the author's years as a Jewish loan -banker. It is also a description of a heavenly journey he is taken on by the soul of his recently deceased father, who visits his son while he is imprisoned in Mantua for debt. Finally, it is a series of theological and moral discussions based on the insights of Judaism, particularly the kabbalah as understood by Yagel and his Italian contemporaries.A Valley of Vision is unique in Hebrew literature in its integration of traditional Jewish materials with contemporary literary and iconographic innovations. It is also a fascinating window into the social and cultural world of Italian Jewry at the end of the sixteenth century and its effect on the entire late Renaissance period.David B. Ruderman's is the first translation of this important work into any Western language. The book will be of great interest to both the specialist and the general reader of Jewish and late Renaissance history, thought, and literature." xii [2], 2-365 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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