The Jewish Discovery of America

The Jewish Discovery of America

Moses ben Baruch Almosnino (ca. 1515 - ca. 1580)
Bet Elohim
(בית אלהים / משה בן ברוך אלמוזנינו)
Folio 23, verso
Thessalonikē, 1551
Hebrew written in Sephardic cursive script
Moses ben Baruch Almosnino (ca. 1515 - ca. 1580)
Bet Elohim
(בית אלהים / משה בן ברוך אלמוזנינו)
Folio 23, verso
Selected text refers to Amerigo Vespucci (אמריקו וישפוסיאו) and to the name of the newly discovered continent (אמיריקה) the first mention for each in Hebrew
Thessalonikē, 1551
Hebrew written in Sephardic cursive script
Moses ben Baruch Almosnino (ca. 1515 - ca. 1580)
Bet Elohim
(בית אלהים / משה בן ברוך אלמוזנינו)
Thessalonikē, 1551
Hebrew written in Sephardic cursive script
Abraham ben Mordechai Farissol
Igeret Orhot 'olam
(A Letter Concerning the Manners of the World)
Contemporary Hebrew manuscript on paper copied by the scribe Joseph Finzi
Northern Italy, ca. 1525
Image showing Hebrew written in Sephardic cursive script
Credit: Kislak Center, University of Pennsylvania (More bibliographic information)
Folio 23, verso with detail highlighting the mention of Amerigo Vespucci
Credit: Kislak Center, University of Pennsylvania (More bibliographic information)
Folio with astronomical chart
Credit: Kislak Center, University of Pennsylvania (More bibliographic information)
Contemporary Hebrew manuscript on paper copied by the scribe Joseph Finzi
Credit: Kislak Center, University of Pennsylvania (More bibliographic information)