The times and life and works of Maimonides
Works on Maimonides in The Royal Library
The era of Maimonides: history and society
Ashtor-Strauss, E.: “Saladin and the Jews”,
Hebrew Union College Annual, vol. 27, 1956, pp. 305-326
Goitein, S. D.:
A Mediterranean society: the Jewish communities of the Arab world as portrayed in the documents
of the Cairo Geniza. Berkeley: University of California Press 1967-93.
Goitein, Shelomo D. “Moses Maimonides, Man of Action. A Revision of the Master’s Biography in
Light of the Geniza Documents” Nahon, Gérard & Touati, Charles (eds.)
Hommage à Georges Vajda: études d'histoire et de pensée juives. Louvain: Peeters 1980, pp.
155-167
Kraemer, Joel L. (ed.):
Perspectives on Maimonides: philosophical and historical studies. Oxford: Oxford
University Press for Littman Library, 1991
Kreisel, Howard: “Moses Maimonides” Frank, Daniel H. & Leaman, Olivers (eds.):
History of Jewish philosophy. London: Routledge 1997, pp. 245-280
“Maimonides”
Encyclopaedia Judaica, vol. 11, cols. 754-781. Jerusalem: Keter 1972
Petry, Carl F.:
The civilian elite of Cairo in the later Middle Ages. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton
University Press 1981
Twersky, Isadore:
Introduction to the Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah). New Haven: Yale University Press
1980
Vermeulen, U. & De Smet, D. (eds.):
Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk eras. Leuven: Peeters 1995-98
Yellin, David:
Maimonides: his life and works. By David Yellin and Israel Abrahams; with introduction,
bibliography and supplementary notes by Jacob I. Dienstag. 3. rev. ed. New York: Hermon Press 1972
Zeitlin, Solomon:
Maimonides: a biography. New York: Bloch Publishing Co. 1935
Works of Maimonides in translation
Collections
Crisis and leadership: epistles of Maimonides / texts transl. and notes by Abraham Halkin;
discussions by David Hartman. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America 1985.
A Maimonides reader. Ed. with introductions and notes by Isadore Twersky. New York:
Behrman House Inc. & Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America 1972
The medical aphorisms of Moses Maimonides; transl. and ed. by Fred Rosner & Suessman
Muntner. New York 1970-71
Letters of Maimonides / transl. and ed. with introduction and notes by Leon D. Stitskin. -
New York, 1977.
Specific works
- Commentary to the Mishnah
Maimonides' Commentary on the Mishnah: tractate Sanhedrin. Transl. into English with
introduction and notes by Fred Rosner; foreword by Aaron D. Twerski. New York: Sepher-Hermon Press
1981
Maimonides' Introduction to his commentary on the Mishnah / translated and annotated by
Fred Rosner. - Northvale, N.J. : Jason Aronson, 1995.
Moses Maimonides' commentary on the Mishnah ; introduction to Seder Zeraim and commentary
on Tractate Berachoth / transl. into English with notes and general introduction by Fred Rosner. -
New York, 1975.
The commentary to Mishnah Aboth / [By] Moses Maimonides ; Transl., with an introduction and
notes, and a transl. of Mishnah Aboth by Arthur David. - New York, (Cop. 1968).
- Mishneh Torah
The book of knowledge. Ed. according to the Bodleian (Oxford) codes with introduction,
biblical and talmudical references, notes and English transl. by Moses Hyamson. Jerusalem: Feldman
1962
The book of adoration. Ed. according to the Bodleian (Oxford) codes with an English
transl. by Moses Hyamsou. The talmudical references and Hebrew footnotes by Chaim M. Brecher.
Jerusalem: Feldman 1962
The Code of Maimonides. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press 1949-
- Moreh nevukhim
The guide of the perplexed; transl. with an introduction and notes by Shlomo Pines; with
an introductory essay by Leo Strauss. Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1963
- Medical works
The Medical Writings of Maimonides. Vol. 1: Treatise on asthma. Vol. 2: Treatise on
poisons and their antidotes. Ed. by Suessman Muntner, Chicago 1963-1966.
The preservation of youth; essays on health.Transl. from the original Arabic (Fi tadbir
as-sihha) and with an introduction by Hirsch L. Gordon. New York: Philosophical Library 1958
- Sefer ha-mitsvot
The Commandments: Sefer Ha-Mitzvoth of Maimonides; transl. from the Hebrew with foreword,
notes, glossary, appendices and indices by Charles B. Chavel. London 1967
- Other works
Acht Kapitel: eine Abhandlung zur jüdischen Ethik. Arabisch und Deutsch von Maurice Wolff;
mit Einführung und Bibliographie von Friedrich Niewöhner. Hamburg: Felix Meiner 1981
