The Editor's Place: Samuel Boehm and the Transfer of Italian Print Culture to Cracow

The editor and publisher Samuel Boehm worked for Hebrew presses in Northern Italy before moving to Cracow, where, 1569, he joined Isaac Prostitz's newly established press remained visibly active until 1586. This article analyzes detail the transfer of Italian print culture East-Central Europe, which was highly instrumental. After clarifying a few biographical details, we investigate Boehm's involvement intricately woven networks publishing Cremona, Padua, Venice analyze how claims visibility his prominent role, especially parts Joseph Karo's Bet Yosef. then explores contexts move Cracow period Venetian-Ottoman conflict anti-Jewish hostility that led crisis Venetian printing, it situates establishment wider printing Europe. Following work particular as an Moses Isserles, traces central elements Cracow: material (types ornaments), discourse on editing paratexts, editorial expertise concerning halakhah, organisation shop with fluctuating overlapping roles various actors, commitment transregional distribution varied genres Jewish knowledge. Finally, turning Abraham Zacut, highlight own complex vision role movement local stability cultural productivity.