Creator Bio
Samuel ben Israel Soeiro
1625–1657
Samuel Ben Israel Soeiro (also known as Semuel Ben Israel Abarbanel Sueiro) was a bookseller, printer, and publisher in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 1649 to 1651. He was the son of communal leader and publisher Menasseh Ben Israel and his wife Rachel, a member of the Abravanel family.
Content by Samuel ben Israel Soeiro
Primary Source
Catalogo dos Libros que Semuel Ben Israel Soeiro Vende (Catalogue of Books for Sale by Samuel Ben Israel Soeiro)
These three pages come from a catalogue of books listed for sale by Samuel Ben Israel Soeiro, a bookseller in Amsterdam. It lists first the Hebrew books and then the ones in Spanish. He printed the…
Related Guide
Jewish Printing and Book Culture
1500–1750
Jewish printing unified far-flung communities by standardizing religious texts, created textual uniformity, and enabled vernacular translations, and facilitated the spread of Jewish texts and knowledge.