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Sefer goralot
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These illustrated pages are from a manuscript copy of Sefer goralot (Book of Lots), a treatise on geomancy, which was a method of divination popular in the medieval world. The text was attributed…

Contributor:

Abraham Ibn Ezra

Places:

Córdoba, Spanish Empire (Córdoba, Spain)

Date:

18th Century

Subjects:

Kabbalah, Astrology, Philosophy, Arabic, Translation

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Magical Texts, Print & Book Culture
Facing-page manuscript with illustration of fish and spiral design with Hebrew list below on right side, and illustrations of ram's head and bull's head with Hebrew lists below on left page.
Arabic-Yiddish Teacher: A Guide for the Jewish Legionnaires in the Land of Zion
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Cover of Arabish-yidisher lehrer: Veg vayzer far di yidishe legyoneren in Tsiyen (Arabic-Yiddish Teacher: A guide for Jewish legionnaires in Zion). This self-guided primer on Palestinian Arabic for…

Contributor:

Getsl Zelikovitch

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1918

Subjects:

Art, Jewish languages, Yiddish, Arabic

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture
Cover page with Arabic and Yiddish text featuring a crescent moon and stars, figure under a tree, and two camels.