Abraham b. Mordecai Farissol (אברהם בן מרדכי פריצול) (Date active: 1473)
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Abraham b. Mordecai Farissol
אברהם בן מרדכי פריצול
1473
Born in Avignon, France in 1451, the Italian scholar and geographer lived until 1525, as per Grätz, though Zunz suggests he was still alive in 1526. After initially residing in Avignon in 1468, he later moved to Mantua and then Ferrara in 1473. In Ferrara, he served as a cantor in the synagogue, engaged in manuscript copying, and wrote a polemical work, "Magen Abraham," addressing Christianity and Islam. He also penned a brief commentary on the Pentateuch and a commentary on Job in "Biblia Rabbinica" (Venice, 1518).
His most significant contribution was the "Iggeret Oreḥot 'Olam," a cosmographic and geographic work with thirty chapters (1524, Ferrara; 1587, Venice), discussing newly discovered parts of the world, travelers' tales, and the Ten Tribes. Farissol stands out as the first Jewish scholar to delve into geography. Hyde translated the "Iggeret" into Latin as "Tractatus Itinerum Mundi" (Oxford, 1691). In 1525, Farissol authored a commentary on Ecclesiastes (De Rossi, ib. No. 48) and translated Aristotle's "Logic" and Porphyry's compendium into Hebrew (De Rossi, ib. No. 145). Some of Farissol's sermons and letters from 1468 and 1474, addressed to contemporaries such as Messer Leon of Ferrara, have also been preserved.
Bibliography:
Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. iii., No. 117;
De Rossi, MSS. Codices, i. 95-97;
idem, Dizionario, pp. 117, 118;
Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 689;
idem, Hebr. Uebers. p. 81;
idem, Hebr. Bibl. vii. 27, 28; ix. 115;
Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, pp. 91, 92;
Kirchheim, in Orient, Lit. vi. 7;
Michael, ib. vi. 253;
Grätz, Gesch. 3d ed., viii. 457, ix. 44-46;
Fürst, Bibl. Jud. i. 276;
Gross, Gallia Judaica, p. 11;
Fuenn, Keneset Yisrael, pp. 52, 53;
Abraham Pesaro, in Il Vessillo Israelitico, 1879, p. 170;
Jewish Encyclopedia, ad vocem.
His most significant contribution was the "Iggeret Oreḥot 'Olam," a cosmographic and geographic work with thirty chapters (1524, Ferrara; 1587, Venice), discussing newly discovered parts of the world, travelers' tales, and the Ten Tribes. Farissol stands out as the first Jewish scholar to delve into geography. Hyde translated the "Iggeret" into Latin as "Tractatus Itinerum Mundi" (Oxford, 1691). In 1525, Farissol authored a commentary on Ecclesiastes (De Rossi, ib. No. 48) and translated Aristotle's "Logic" and Porphyry's compendium into Hebrew (De Rossi, ib. No. 145). Some of Farissol's sermons and letters from 1468 and 1474, addressed to contemporaries such as Messer Leon of Ferrara, have also been preserved.
Bibliography:
Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. iii., No. 117;
De Rossi, MSS. Codices, i. 95-97;
idem, Dizionario, pp. 117, 118;
Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col. 689;
idem, Hebr. Uebers. p. 81;
idem, Hebr. Bibl. vii. 27, 28; ix. 115;
Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, pp. 91, 92;
Kirchheim, in Orient, Lit. vi. 7;
Michael, ib. vi. 253;
Grätz, Gesch. 3d ed., viii. 457, ix. 44-46;
Fürst, Bibl. Jud. i. 276;
Gross, Gallia Judaica, p. 11;
Fuenn, Keneset Yisrael, pp. 52, 53;
Abraham Pesaro, in Il Vessillo Israelitico, 1879, p. 170;
Jewish Encyclopedia, ad vocem.
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Abbreviation
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Abbreviation - #4258

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Abbreviation - #24133

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Abbreviation - #24158

Decoration
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Decoration - #4123

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Decoration - #27335

Divine Symbol
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Divine Symbol - #24117

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Divine Symbol - #24119

Justification
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Justification - #24128

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Justification - #4257

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Justification - #24408

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Justification - #4142

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Justification - #24120

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Justification - #24411

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Justification - #24125

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Justification - #24126

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Justification - #24127

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Justification - #24129

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Justification - #24410

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Justification - #4130

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Justification - #24409

Letter
Aleph
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4122

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21247

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24089

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20546

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24282

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24092

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24493

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27322

Beth
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4129

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20580

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24285

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27329

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24496

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24049

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24094

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21244

Gimel
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27325

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4131

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21249

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20585

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24286

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24098

Daleth
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4138

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27306

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24284

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4126

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24498

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24054

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20579

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21248

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24096

He
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24288

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21254

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24500

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24102

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4125

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27332

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24059

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20582

Vav
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24392

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24051

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4132

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21255

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27334

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24097

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24501

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20588

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24391

Zayin
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24135

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24393

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4135

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24065

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27326

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20578

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21253

Ḥeth
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20575

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27291

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24503

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4256

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21245

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24137

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24063

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24394

Ṭeth
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24101

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20573

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27309

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24395

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24090

Yod
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24056

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24505

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20587

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4255

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24397

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27333

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24099

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24396

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21256

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24507

Kaph
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24139

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27315

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21239

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24084

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24407

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20581

Kaph: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20583

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4144

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24151

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27324

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21242

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24419

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24413

Lamed
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27328

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4136

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21246

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24416

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20576

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24150

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24508

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24091

Mem
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24510

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24079

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24152

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27320

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24398

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20538

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21233

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4260

Mem: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20537

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24100

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24080

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21235

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24400

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27318

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24399

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24509

Nun
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24159

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21252

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24405

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24511

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24081

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4261

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27331

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20586

Nun: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21251

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4133

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24068

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24404

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24149

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27323

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20584

Samekh
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24155

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24406

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4140

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27305

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21241

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20536

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24087

'Ayin
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24048

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20574

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24512

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27327

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24154

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21243

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24424

Pe
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24153

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4143

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24426

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20539

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27319

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21232

Pe: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27280

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24160

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24401

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4259

Ṣade
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24402

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21236

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24516

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24095

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20540

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27297

Ṣade: final
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24403

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20542

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24156

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21231

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27283

Qoph
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4127

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27301

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24458

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24146

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24515

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20544

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21237

Resh
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24147

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24287

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27321

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24513

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21234

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24085

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20541

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4124

Shin/Sin
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24082

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24281

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21250

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4141

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24517

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27310

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20545

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24148

Tav
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24093

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Letter - #20543

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Letter - #24088

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Letter - #27289

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24463

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Letter - #21240

Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Letter - #4137

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Letter - #24514

Ligature
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Ligature - #4128

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Ligature - #24417

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Ligature - #24131

Nexus
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Nexus - #24103

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Nexus - #24280

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Nexus - #27330

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Nexus - #20577

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Nexus - #21238

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Nexus - #24283

Punctuation
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Punctuation - #24123

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Punctuation - #24122

Vowel/Diacritic
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Vowel/Diacritic - #24157

Specimens
Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.88.32: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Biblioteca Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1776: Main text scribe - Square
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1922: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2376: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2727: Main text scribe - Square
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)
Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 2729: Main text scribe - Square
Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)