Jewish Doctor (Medico Giudeo)
This depiction of a Jewish doctor is from a travelogue by French geographer Nicolas Nicolay, who is believed to have also created the illustrations in the book. Considered at the time a key source of information about life in the Ottoman Empire, Le Navigationi et viaggi, fatti nella Turchia, first published in 1568, was reprinted many times. This edition was printed in Venice by Francesco Ziletti in 1576.
Credits
Nicolas de Nicolay, “Jewish Doctor,” from Le navigationi et viaggi nella Turchia, trans. Francesco Flori (Anversa, Italy: Apresso Guiglielmo Siluio, 1576), fol. 185.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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