Hebrew chronicle

David ben Salomon Gans (1541 Lippstadt, Germany - 1613 Prague, Czech Republic)1592

Object ID 168.754

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Title: Hebrew chronicle
Creator: David ben Salomon Gans (1541 Lippstadt, Germany - 1613 Prague, Czech Republic)
Creator Lifespan: 1541 - 1613
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Praha, Czech Republic
Creator Birth Place: Lippstadt, Germany
Date: 1592
Location: Prague
Physical Dimensions: 15 x 18 cm
Type: print
Rights: Jewish Museum in Prague
External Link: https://phb-aleph-1.jewishmuseum.cz:443/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000019826&local_base=ZMP01
Medium: Print
basic caption: The first part briefly recounts Jewish history from the Creation to 1592. The second part, entitled Yemot Olam (“Days of the World”), deals with the history of the then known world and covers the same period. The chronicle is beneficial not only as part of the development of Jewish historiography, but also as a source of events from the author’s time, especially the sections focusing on the Prague Jewish Town. Gans made use not only of Hebrew sources, but also of non-Jewish chronicles, which are referred to in the preface and over the course of the book.The preface by the author is introduced with a poem dedicated to his brother Joshua Seligman Gans. Gans, a contemporary of the Maharal and Mordecai Maisel, maintained lively contact with a number of Christian scholars, such as Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler.
Original Title: ספר צמח דוד‎

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