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Sefer meyrav (Book of Abundance)
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Now the daughter of the King of the Kittim, on hearing this, became highly enraged, and she said, “Is there any room to defend the cause of these people who were lacking in wisdom and set down a…

Contributor:

Jonathan Eybeschütz

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

First Half of the 18th Century

Subjects:

Astronomy, Ecology, Theology

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Astronomy
Gravestone of Mordecai Hezekiah Namias de Crasto (replica)
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In reference to the deceased’s name, the central verse fragment on this monument reads “And Mordechai came before the king . . .” (Esther 8:1), and the top panel contains a low relief of a richly clad…

Places:

Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire (Curaçao)

Date:

1716

Subjects:

Death, Angels, demons & deities, Time, Ecology, Astronomy

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Decorative Arts
Tombstone of three cherubs and central Portuguese inscription, with engraving of wilted flower, skull, hourglass, and sun, with top panel of engraving of man riding in a procession through street and Hebrew text across the middle.
Astronomical Illustration
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This diagram of the cosmos 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 translation of…

Contributor:

Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor, Artist Unknown

Places:

Mantua, Italy

Date:

16th Century

Subjects:

Ecology, Astrology, Astronomy

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Metaphysics, Astrology
Manuscript page with concentric circles, zodiacal signs and Hebrew labels in outer circles, and some Hebrew text above and below.