Personal profile
Research interests
- Catalogue of Codices, Scrolls, and Other Texts in Hebrew Script in the University of Manchester (John Rylands) Library (P.I.: Renate Smithuis)
- Online catalogue of Venetian Ketubbot kept in the Library of the Museo Correr and Fondazione Querini for Nuova Biblioteca Manoscritta
- The Hebrew Bibles of the Iberian Peninsula: Patronage, production and use between the 13th and the 15th centuries (Le Bibbie ebraiche della penisola iberica nei secoli XIII-XVI. Committenza, produzione e diffusione – PhD Dissertation).
- Ketubbot. Marriage contracts from 18th century Venice” (Contratti matrimoniali stipulati a Venezia nel sec. XVIII. Edizione, traduzione e commento – MA Thesis).
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Letters, The Hebrew Bibles of the Iberian Peninsula: Patronage, production and use between the 13th and the 15th centuries, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Award Date: 24 Apr 2013
Master of Letters, Ketubbot. Marriage contracts from 18th century Venice, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Award Date: 29 Jun 2009
Bachelor of Literature or Bachelor of Letters, Yavneh Day School: Religion, culture and language in a Jewish American school, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Award Date: 7 Jul 2007
External positions
Researcher Developer (Research Staff), University of Liverpool
1 Jul 2023 → …
Postgraduate Research Assistant, Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales de Madrid, CSIC
Oct 2009 → Sept 2012
Areas of expertise
- PJ Semitic
- Hebrew
- D111 Medieval History
- Z004 Books. Writing. Paleography
- BM Judaism
- D204 Modern History
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- John Rylands Research Institute and Library
- Creative Manchester
- Digital Futures
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Research output
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Harrison Miscellany
Silvestri, S., 2023, Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online. Schrijver, E. (ed.). BrillResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Ketubbot
Silvestri, S., 2016, Venice, the Jews, and Europe 1516-2016. Calabi, D., Galeazzo, L. & Massaro, M. (eds.). Venezia: Marsilio Editori, p. 110-128Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
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The Ketubbot as Socio-historical Sources: The Case of Venice
Silvestri, S., 2013, Mediterraneos: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Cultures of the Mediterranean Sea. Carro Martín, S., Echavarren, A., Fernández Medina, E., Riaño Rufilanchas, D., Šmid, K., Téllez Rubio, J. & Torollo Sánchez, D. (eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 355-370 24Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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10. Hebrew Bible. 15th cent.
Silvestri, S., 2012, Biblias de Sefarad - Bibles of Sepharad. Alfonso, E., del Barco, J., Ortega Monasterio, M. T. & Prats, A. (eds.). Madrid: Biblioteca Nacional de España, p. 220-223Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
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4. Hebrew Bible. 14th-15th cent.
Silvestri, S., 2012, Biblias de Sefarad - Bibles of Sepharad. Alfonso, E., del Barco, J., Ortega Monasterio, M. T. & Prats, A. (eds.). Madrid: Biblioteca Nacional de España, p. 193-197Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
Open Access
Press/Media
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From Calcutta to Tarcento: Jewish marriage contracts from the collections.
17/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media