Account by Moses Vita Cassuto of his journeys to Palestine in 1733 and through Europe in 1741
Account by Moses Vita Cassuto of his journeys to Palestine in 1733 and (fols. 95-173) through Europe in 1741, dedicated to his wife. Extracts are printed in Remember the days. Essays on Anglo-Jewish history presented to Cecil Roth (London, 1966), 73-121.
Dates
- Creation: 1733-1741
Extent
178 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Ital. d. 9, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Ital. d. 9
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16664
Abstract
Account by Moses Vita Cassuto of his journeys to Palestine in 1733 and through Europe in 1741.
Biographical / Historical
Moses Vita Cassuto (b. c.1700) was a merchant.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 47664.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from J. Sonne, 1925.
Physical Facet
calf, gilt
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Account by Moses Vita Cassuto of his journeys to Palestine in 1733 and through Europe in 1741
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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