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URL of Collection: http://www.uba.uva.nl/en/collections/rosenthaliana/menasseh/Name of Institution: University of Amsterdam, University Library Institution URL: http://www.uba.uva.nl/Description: Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-1657), Portuguese Jewish scholar, writer, diplomat and printer, founded the first Hebrew printing press in Amsterdam in 1626. Menasseh maintained friendships with a.o. Vossius, Barlaeus, Hugo Grotius and Rembrandt. True to the tradition of collecting Amsterdam imprints, the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana acquired a collection of books, printed by Menasseh, which is almost complete. At present the collection consists of 70 editions, in total some 75 editions have been printed. Apart from these printed editions, the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana has in its collection 6 autograph letters. These are very rare as hardly any letters by Menasseh have survived. Also part of the collection is a copper-engraving of a portrait of Menasseh by Salmon Italia, and an etching by Rembrandt. The digital collection includes the complete Menasseh Ben Israel collection.Main language of the collection: Hebrew, Latin Type of Material: Manuscripts |
Contact editor: Aziz Abid, UNESCO Memory of the World
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