On the first page of Maimonides' book, "moreh nevuchim" (guide to the perplexed) in Sabbioneta print from 1553 there's a Star of David in the leaves of the tree in the bottom center. The printer, Tobias ben Eliezer Foa, used it as a personal printers' signature on a few of his Hebrew books.
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Sabbioneta Print
On the first page of Maimonides' book, "moreh nevuchim" (guide to the perplexed) in Sabbioneta print from 1553 there's a Star of David in the leaves of the tree in the bottom center. The printer, Tobias ben Eliezer Foa, used it as a personal printers' signature on a few of his Hebrew books.
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