JUDAICA - DA TUDELA, Beniamino (m. ca. 1173) - Itinerarium cum Versione e Notis. She give: ex officina Elzevir, 1633. 

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Лот 61 | JUDAICA - DA TUDELA, Beniamino (m. ca. 1173) - Itinerarium cum Versione e Notis. She give: ex officina Elzevir, 1633. 
[JUDAICA] - DA TUDELA, Beniamino (m. ca. 1173) - Itinerarium cum Versione e Notis. She give: ex officina Elzevir, 1633.

First edition in Hebrew and Latin by Benjamin da Tudela remembered as the most important traveler of Jewish origin in the Middle Ages. It is an important source for the history of the Jewish traditions in the Mediterranean area. The author, whom was the first European to mention China with this name, traveled from Spain through southern France, Italy, Greece, Constantinople, Cyprus, Palestine to Egypt and visited many of the locals communities. He described the lighthouse of Alexandria (later collapsed in 1326) as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

8vo (146 x 92mm). Printer's device on title, initials and woodcut vignettes, some gatherings bound out of order (light waterstaining, *5 with tear to bottom margin without text loss, occasional browning). Contemporary calf backed in modern leather (some wear). Provenance: Scott (ownership inscription dates 1788) - Newport Public central library (stamps and bookplate - sold at Mallams UK in 2021).
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