The Faro Pentateuch is the first printed book published in Portugal, printed in 1487. [1]
It was printed in Hebrew, and published by a Jew, Samuel Gacon in Faro, in southern Portugal, after he had fled from the Spanish Inquisition. [2]
The only surviving copy is in the British Library in London. [3]
The Faro Pentateuch is the first printed book published in Portugal, printed in 1487. [1]
It was printed in Hebrew, and published by a Jew, Samuel Gacon in Faro, in southern Portugal, after he had fled from the Spanish Inquisition. [2]
The only surviving copy is in the British Library in London. [3]