BENJAMIN BEN JONAH, of Tudela. Voyages... en Europe, en Asie & en Afrique, depuis l'Espagne jusqu' à la Chine. Amsterdam, 1734.

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BENJAMIN BEN JONAH, of Tudela. Voyages... en Europe, en Asie & en Afrique, depuis l'Espagne jusqu' à la Chine. Amsterdam, 1734.

2 volumes in one, 8o (155 x 98 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, titles printed in red and black. Contemporary vellum. Provenance: Jean Chretien Wernsdorf (ownership inscription).

Benjamin ben Jonah of Tudela's Voyages serves as a rich source of historical information regarding Jews of the twelfth-century. He visited Italy, Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Persia and described the Jewish population, its customs, education, living conditions and occupations.

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