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Classical Image from Tashbets
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Title
Classical Image from Tashbets
Description
Like many 16th century printers of Hebrew books, Ṿitsentso Ḳonṭi (also Vincenzo Conti) of Cremona, Italy was a Christian who employed Jewish assistants. On this copy of Sefer Tashbets, Ḳonṭi employed a particularly elaborate printer's device, featuring a helmeted woman, an open book in her left hand, in her right hand a small man bearing a laurel. Below is a lion, and below that, water flows from a large jar beside a crowned figure (perhaps a river god).
The book is undated, but the ornate printer's device helps us approximate the year of publication. This device was used by Conti on only three books, and we know the other two were published in 1556.
The book is undated, but the ornate printer's device helps us approximate the year of publication. This device was used by Conti on only three books, and we know the other two were published in 1556.
Source
Sefer Tashbets.
Publisher
Cremona : Ṿitsentso Ḳonṭi
Date
ca. 1556-1561
Rights
Digital Image: Washington University in Saint Louis
Identifier
bri_tashbets_full_JPEG.jpg
Citation
“Classical Image from Tashbets,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 4, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/7011.