New Information on Yom Tob Atias (alias Alvaro Vargas), Co-publisher of the Ferrara Bible
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https://doi.org/10.3989/sefarad.1997.v57.i2.847Abstract
According to tradition, the Ferrara Bible (1553) appeared in print thanks to Abraham Usque's technical and artistic mastery and Yom Tob Atias's financial backing. Usque's alias was Duarte Pinel; Atias's was Jerónimo Vargas. In light of a 1556 notarial document, it is now known that Yom Tob and Jerónimo were not one and the same person. A different Yom Tob Atias (alias Álvaro Vargas) was Jerónimo's father. In the colophon to the Bible, Jerónimo wrote that he was Spanish. Yet in his commercial relations he is always documented as a Portuguese merchant. Though it is certain that he formally converted to Judaism, his date of conversion is unknown. Equally unknown is his Jewish adopted name.
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