Documents concerning the condemnation and burning of the Talmud
Description
This collection of eleven documents in Italian concerning the
condemnation and burning of the Talmud relate to one of the darkest
periods in the history of the Hebrew book. The collection of
documents constitute a more or less chronological account of the
events and were probably a part of a file that belonged to a
Venetian Inquisitor. Reproduced here is a summary (regesta) of six
papal briefs from 1518-1537, in which Popes Leo X, Clement VII, and
Paul III grant Daniel Bomberg licenses to print Hebrew books in
Venice. Other documents include: orders to converted former Jews to
inspect Hebrew texts for heretical content, copies of the relevant
papal decrees, and reports on the events in Rome and Venice.
Place
Preferred form
Venice (Veneto, Italy)
Original form
Venice
Other form
Venise
Venise (?)
Italie (Venise ?).
Venetia
Italy, Venice
Venetian Workshop
[Venice]
Italy, Florentine Venice
Venetian
Venice (Italy)
Hieronymus Mazza, van Venetië (1550) ; Chistophorus Masinus (17e eeuw)
