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Woodcut portrait of man in hat and moustache and beard with Hebrew text on left and right sides of face.

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Be’er mayim ḥayim (Wellspring of Living Waters)

Issachar Baer Teller

1655

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The Physician’s Prayer

Jacob Tsahalon

1665

Facing-page manuscript with left-hand side of three framed images surrounded by flora and birds: the top image of two men holding a book and cup, the middle of man with curly hair and collar, and bottom of a bird; and right-hand side of Latin text surrounded by decorative flora.

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Otsar ha-ḥayim (Treasury of Life)

Jacob Tsahalon

1683

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Peri megadim (Pleasant Fruit)

David de Silva

First Half of the 18th Century

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Paḥad Yitsḥak (The Fear of Isaac)

Isaac Lampronti

First Half of the 18th Century

Engraving showing three main elements: on the left, a bearded man with his chest opened to reveal anatomical drawings of internal organs, including the heart and branching vessels; in the center, a vertical scroll filled with handwritten Hebrew text; and on the right, a cutaway view of a multi-story building with arched windows, a domed roof, and small figures inside.

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Ma‘aseh Tuvyah (The Story of Tuviah)

Tuviah ha-Kohen

1707

Facing-page manuscript with illustration on right page depicting individual lying on operating table with two men in curly wigs in coats and breeches holding down his wrists and feet and another with his hand on patient's shoulders; and left page with Portuguese text only.

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Tratado das operaçoens da cirugia (Treatise on Surgical Operations)

Jacob de Castro Sarmento

1744

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The Fake Doctor

1873

Facing-page manuscript with Latin text on right-hand page surrounded by floral border and man in circular frame on top and bottom of page, and portrait of man on left-hand side surrounded by floral border and two cherubs with man in frames on top and bottom of page.

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Diploma of Doctor of Medicine (University of Padua)

1695

Print of man in moustache and skullcap facing viewer and holding cloth in left hand, encircled by Latin text. Beneath his portrait is an unraveled scroll with illustration of figures and large buildings.

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Portrait of Jacob Judah Leon Templo

Shalom Italia

1640–1649

Page of Hebrew text with portrait of man with curly hair in center of page, surrounded by round frame with Hebrew words inside it.

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Self-Portrait of Abraham ben Shabbetai Kohen

Abraham ben Shabbetai Kohen

1719

Print with decorative border of man in robes wearing hat and holding a book with right hand and Latin heading.

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Jewish Doctor (Medico Giudeo)

Nicolas de Nicolay

1568