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Illustration of an Armillary Sphere
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This illustration of an armillary sphere is from a treatise on astronomy, Sefer mareh ha-ofanim (The Appearance of the Heavenly Beings), by Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor. The treatise was mostly a…

Contributor:

Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor, Artist Unknown

Places:

Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)

Date:

1576

Subjects:

Astronomy, Astrology, Cosmology, Illuminated manuscripts, Scholarship

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Astronomy, Cartooning & graphic art
Illustration of a sphere circled by rings at various angles, including illustrations of zodiac symbols.
Illustrations from Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs)
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These woodcuts appeared in Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs), a very popular Yiddish book published by Giovanni di Gara, the leading publisher of Jewish books in Venice from 1564 to 1609. It was the…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1600/1

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Passover, Music, Food and drink

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Woodcut illustration of six standing figures, three of whom are wearing masks and holding instruments, with Yiddish text above and below.
Jewish Merchant (Mercante Giudeo)
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This depiction of a Jewish merchant is from a travelogue by French geographer Nicolas Nicolay, who is believed to have also done his own illustrations. Considered at the time a key source of…

Contributor:

Nicolas de Nicolay

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1585

Subjects:

Print, Dress, Class, Economic life, Ethnography

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Full body drawing of man in turban with textiles folded over left arm and right hand in pocket.