Creator Bio
Ya‘akov ben Elijah Gaj
Late 19th Century–20th Century
Not much is known about the printer Ya‘akov ben Elijah Gaj, who worked first in Livorno, later in Algeria, and finally in Tunis.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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Birth Amulet (Tunis)
This is a printed amulet from Tunis, containing texts and symbols commonly used on such talismans printed in North Africa. However, this example is somewhat unusual, as it combines two traditional…