MAIMONIDES (or Moses Ben Maimon, RamBam) - was the foremost intellectual figure of medieval Judaism. His first major work, begun at age 23 & completed 10 years later, was a commentary on the Mishna, the collected Jewish oral laws. A monumental code of Jewish law followed in Hebrew, The Guide for the Perplexed in Arabic, & numerous other works, many of major importance. His contributions in religion, philosophy, & medicine have influenced Jewish & non-Jewish scholars alike. in his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer & physician, serving as the PERSONAL PHYSICIAN of SALADIN. Reproduction POSTER Print of 1905 Jewish Encyclopedia page featuring MOSES Ben MAIMON, Maimonides in the middle of the page, surrounded with short articles on other people with similar names. Being part of the page & also in the middle, creates interesting concept of important attention. YELLOW tint is preserved to reflect the age & time. POSTER printed on a High Quality Photographic Paper. SIZE: (select under Price, top right) 8.5 x 12 11.5 x 16.5 Maimonides (MOSES BEN MAIMON) was born in 1138 or late 1137, in CORDOBA, south Spain. Then it was a part of ALMORAVID Dynasty(Al-Murabitun) - Imperial Berber Muslim Dynasty centered in MOROCCO. MAIMONIDES is the Greek translation of Moses, son of Maimon, whereas the acronym RamBaM () is its Hebrew equivalent. Maimonides was born into a distinguished family in Crdoba (Cordova), Spain. The young Moses studied with his learned father, Maimon, & other masters & at an early age astonished his teachers by his remarkable depth & versatility. Before Moses reached his 13th birthday, his peaceful world was suddenly disturbed by the ravages of war & persecution. As part of Islamic Spain, Crdoba had accorded its citizens full religious freedom. But now the Islamic Mediterranean world was shaken by a revolutionary & fanatical Islamic sect, the Almohads (Arabic: al-Muwaidn, the Unitarians), who captured Crdoba in 1148, leaving the Jewish community faced with the grim alternative of submitting to Islam or leaving the city. The Maimons temporized by practicing their Judaism in the privacy of their homes, while disguising their ways in public as far as possible to appear like Muslims. They remained in Crdoba for some 11 years, & Maimonides continued his education in Judaic studies as well as in the scientific disciplines in vogue at the time. (Encycl. BRITANNICA) Maimonides, Rambam, Moses Ben Maimon, Talmudist, Philosopher, Astronomer, Phisician
