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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, Science & philosophy

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.
Sefer ha-ḥayim (The Book of Life)
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In which it is explained that the essence of the Torah is the performance of the commandments, not intellectual knowledge; and also the reason why it is called the Talmud…

Contributor:

Ḥayim ben Bezalel

Places:

Friedberg, Holy Roman Empire (Friedberg, Germany)

Date:

1588

Subjects:

Philosophy, Bible, Oral Torah, Wisdom, Halakhah, Science & philosophy

Categories:

Science & philosophy, Metaphysics