Hebrew to Latin - Latin to Hebrew

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This volume compiles texts from the colloquium "Hebrew to Latin - Latin to The Mirroring of two Cultures in the Age of Humanism," held at the Warburg Institute in London on October 18-19, 2004. The congress aimed to elucidate the historical context that facilitated the interaction of Hebrew and Latin cultures from the early 14th to the early 16th century. Contributions include Colette Sirat's exploration of diverse attitudes towards Latin texts in various Jewish communities, and Renate Smithuis's examination of scientific developments in Normandy and England during the Angevin period, particularly regarding Avraham ibn Ezra's Latin works on astronomy and astrology. Judith Olszowy-Schlanger discusses Robert Wakefield's role in the medieval foundations of Hebrew scholarship in Renaissance England, while Jean-Pierre Rothschild focuses on the Hebrew translation of Ps.-Thomas Aquinas's work in the Ibn Shem Tov circle. Mauro Zonta analyzes Jewish philosophers' engagement with Latin philosophical literature in 15th-century Italy, and Giulio Busi investigates the Kabbalistic library of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. Saverio Campanini critiques the Vulgata through Francesco Giorgio's perspective, and Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann traces the history of the Cabala of JHSUH. Gareth Lloyd Jones concludes with insights on translating for James I.