... . The Torah is 58 centimeters high and more than 36 meters long. Find out more in the piece at thinkSPAIN. Learn more about: Medieval Judaism Medieval Iberia Follow me on Twitter 13th-century Torah auctioned at Sotheby's originally appeared on About.com Medieval History on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 22:57:01.

Here are some images of the 13th century Torah scroll currently on auction at Sotheby's (expected to sell for $500,000). These images are from a powerpoint presentation (download as a pdf) which expands upon the unique features of this scroll, including illustrations of later scribal emendations apparently made to bring this scroll in line with later scribal ...

explains how an astrolabe works and its importance in our technological development. He argues that an astrolabe was the world’s first “popular computer”. It measures the sky and that measurement can be used to tell time, survey land, and navigate a ship. Astrolabes are built from three pieces and according to, educated children in the 1200’s would not just have been able ...

... of Simple Drugs and Food) is considered as of the largest botanical and pharmaceutical encyclopedia that was written by Ibn al-Baitar in the 13th century. Ibn al-Baytar's (1188 - 1248) full name was 'Abu Muhammad Abdallah Ibn Ahmad Ibn ... of the authority books on botany and Pharmacology until the early 19th century. Ibn al-Baytar sculpture, Malaga, Spain 

Image via TED Sometimes event the newest gadgets are overshadowed by really, really old gadgets. Ancient technology is amazing, and Tom Wujec shows the astrolabe, one of the earliest computing gadgets. With the capability of telling time, mapping the night sky, and hundreds of other functions that were high tech for the 1200s (and earlier), the device shows us that not everything has to be ...

... by key medieval rabbinic figures including 11th century French scholar Rashi, late 12th/early 13th century Provencal scholar David Kimche, 13th century Spanish scholar Nachmanides and 14th century French scholar Gersonides. The New York City auction house Kestenbaum & ... the late Jewish art dealer Max Stern. The 17th-century Dutch painting "Portrait of a Musician Playing a ...