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Rabbinic Ordination Certificate
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This rabbinic ordination certificate granted to Judah ben Eliezer Briel was printed as a broadside in Venice and signed by prominent Venetian rabbis. It certifies his learning and his fitness to…

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Artist Unknown

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1677

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Rabbis, Education, Priest/priesthood, Art

Categories:

Print & book culture, Law, Legal documents
Page of Hebrew text decorated with cherubs, trumpets, and flora, and Hebrew verses and a crown at top.
Diploma of Doctor of Medicine (University of Padua)
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This diploma of Doctor of Medicine was awarded to Jacob Mahler by the University of Padua, Italy. Mahler, born in Bingen-on-Rhine, Germany, studied medicine and philosophy, and in 1695 was awarded a…

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Artist Unknown

Places:

Padua, Venice (Padua, Italy)

Date:

1695

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Medicine, Profession, Education, Scholarship

Categories:

Print & book culture, Science & philosophy, Medicine
Facing-page manuscript with Latin text on right-hand page surrounded by floral border and man in circular frame on top and bottom of page, and portrait of man on left-hand side surrounded by floral border and two cherubs with man in frames on top and bottom of page.