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Las Leyes, Jacob de
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Spanish compiler. He was commissioned by the son of Alfonso X. the Wise to compile an ethical work for the use of his pupil, the infante Don Alfonso Fernandez. He, accordingly, transcribed "Flores de Derecho," a painstaking collection of extracts from many ethical works, divided into three books. The real author is said to have been Moses Ẓarfati.
Bibliography:- Marina, Antigüedades Hispano-Hebreas, p. 263;
- Rios, Estudios, p. 440;
- Steinschneider, Jewish Literature, p. 103.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Las Leyes, Jacob de'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/l/las-leyes-jacob-de.html. 1901.