Illustration of the (Aristotelian) Cosmos

This illustration of the (Aristotelian) cosmos appears in an eighteenth-century manuscript of Neḥmad ve-na‘im (Nice and Pleasant), David Ganz’s posthumously published book on astronomy.

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The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Ms. Heb. 8°2747.

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

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