Moses Narboni’s Commentary on Ibn Tufayl’s Ḥay ibn Yaqzan

Solomon Norzi

1527

Facing-page manuscript with Hebrew text and an illustration of a naked boy sitting next to a deer on bottom margin of left-hand page.
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Solomon Norzi

Solomon Norzi was a member of a family that originated in Norcia, Umbria and lived in various Italian cities. Members of this family included central figures in the Mantua Jewish community and prominent rabbinical scholars.

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