Tombs in the Holy Land

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16th Century

Manuscript with illustrations of tombs and Hebrew text. — This map showing tombs in the land of Israel was drawn in Italy by a Jewish scribe and is an example of a “pilgrimage scroll.” Pilgrimage scrolls, also known as itineraries, included visual and textual directions for visiting holy sites. This map appears in a manuscript, titled *Yiḥus ha-avot* (Genealogy of the Patriarchs).

Credits

MS Heb. 28°2370 (1500–1600), National Library Collection, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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