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Museum of Jewish History

Daily bread

Room dedicated to professions and trades.

Room dedicated to professions and trades.

Images taken from medieval documents give us an idea of the main occupations of the Jewish inhabitants of Girona. Craftsmanship, commerce and money-lending were the most important among them. In addition, the literacy imposed on the boys by the Jewish religion gave rise to an outstanding scientific specialization, with well-known doctors, cartographers or astronomers.

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08 A map and a book of remedies

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<p><em>Catalan Atlas</em>, 1373, Majorca. Reproduction (original held in the French National Library, Paris). Museum of Jewish History.</p>

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Catalan Atlas
Catalan Atlas
<p>Fragment of medicinal treatise. 13th-14th centuries, Girona (?). Reproduction (original in the Municipal Archives of Girona). Museum of Jewish History.</p>

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Fragment of medicinal treatise
Fragment of medicinal treatise
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