A Social And Religious History Of The Jews: volume XIV Late Middle Ages and Era European Expansion 1200-1650: by Salo Wittmayer Baron, Columbia...

A Social and Religious History of the Jews Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged By Salo Wittmayer Baron “A rich and complex mosaic of factual data. ,. . . Baron’s history brims over with fascinating fragments of facts and statistics, with illuminating vignettes and insights. His supporting bibliography, vast, annotated and evaluative, is a matchless instrument for students who would explore further even the remotest and most specialized pockets of Jewish civilization.”—American Historical Review.   “A notable achievement of wide and accurate scholarship. The work will be for a long period the standard authority on its subject.”—The Times Literary Supplement. “No library of any size and with any interest in the culture of the Middle Ages should overlook this outstanding work.”—Library Journal.   “Truly monumental and the best and most authoritative work in the field.”—The Catholic Historical Review. “A classic of modern scholarship.”—Jewish Chronicle.   “A towering achievement. . . . The warmth and dedication of the author will not fail to have a great impact on all the many thousands of future readers.”—Speculum.   Columbia University Press