Publisher's Synopsis
A critical edition of compositions of three early Jewish poets from the Balkans
Presents presents a critical edition of compositions of three early Jewish poets from the Balkans who flourished in the 11th-12-th centuries: Moses b. Hiyya, Joseph b. Jacob Qalai and Isaac b. Judah. Their piyyutim can be found in 13th-15th-century manuscripts and 16th-century printed editions of the Mahzor Romania as well as in the Genizah collection. Appended are several compositions by Shabbetai ben Mordecai (13th century) and Abraham Gohen ben Marino (Corfu, 12th century).
