Wednesday, May 20, 2009

An illustrated 17th century guide to the graves of Tzadikkim

You never know when you'll come across something interesting.

Ths Cippi Hebraici of Johann Heinrich Hottinger, printed in 1662, contains the full text of the so-called יחוס האבות, (also known as אלה מסעי בני ישראל), an early 16th century guide to the holy gravesites in Eretz Yisrael and elsewhere. It looks like this:

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(It's a really interesting text, so be sure to read it. You could read it as well in this book, published in 1930; around page 220.)

Here's a timely passage:

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What was fun to find was the illustration of these graves:

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Also included are some illustrations of (fanciful or counterfeit) coins:

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