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Self-Portrait of Abraham ben Shabbetai Kohen
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Kehunat Avraham (The Priesthood of Abraham), published in Venice in 1719, is an interpretation and retelling of sections from the book of Psalms in verse. This portrait of its author, Abraham ben…

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Abraham ben Shabbetai Kohen

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Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1719

Subjects:

Portrait, Artists, Medicine, Poets, Scholarship

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Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture
Page of Hebrew text with portrait of man with curly hair in center of page, surrounded by round frame with Hebrew words inside it.
An Essay on Hebrew Eloquence, Exposed in a Practical Lesson by Doctor Anania Coen, First Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Florence
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To truly form a sense of good taste, one must be in full command of the metaphysics of the sacred tongue, something which is so necessary (and which…

Contributor:

Anania Coen

Places:

Firenze, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Florence, Italy)

Date:

1827

Subjects:

Language and linguistics, Scholarship, Poetry, Poets

Categories:

Language & Linguistics