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Moses Narboni’s Commentary on Ibn Tufayl’s Ḥay ibn Yaqzan
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Ḥay ibn Yaqẓān, composed by the Muslim philosopher Abū Bakr ibn Tufayl al-Qaysi (1110–1185), relates the story of Ḥay ibn Yaqẓān, literally “Alive, son of Awake,” as he grows up alone on a deserted…

Contributor:

Solomon Norzi

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Date:

1527

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Philosophy, Animals, Ecology, Death

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Science & Philosophy, Literature
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.
Women’s Farming Schools Abroad: Travel Notes and Impressions
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This trip abroad to study the function of women’s agricultural schools was accomplished via a partnership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce with the Humanitarian Society, which, at the end…

Contributor:

Aurelia Josz

Places:

Milan, Kingdom of Italy (Italy)

Date:

1905

Subjects:

Education, Women, Agriculture, Ecology

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand Accounts, Travel Writing