An authentic drawing, made by a clerk of the royal administration.
Reading the evidence A · Authenticity
Authentic: on a 1233 tax roll kept at The National Archives.
B · Content
Isaac of Norwich, crowned, Mosse Mokke and Abigail, surrounded by demons; a devil named 'Colbif' points at them.
C · Probative value
Proves that Christians in the royal administration associated Jews with the devil. Proves nothing about the practices of the Jews depicted.
Links Evidence supports Medieval Christian imagery associated Jews with the devil
The drawing explicitly associates Jews of Norwich with demons.
Backed by : Scribe anonyme de l'Échiquier, Exchequer receipt roll, Hilary term 1233…
Evidence gives context to Jews practised satanic rites
The image informs us about the Christian gaze, not about Jewish practice.
Backed by : Scribe anonyme de l'Échiquier, Exchequer receipt roll, Hilary term 1233… , Joshua Trachtenberg, The Devil and the Jews: The Medieval Con…
Evidence documents Jews and the devil
A dated, authentic example of this association.
Backed by : Scribe anonyme de l'Échiquier, Exchequer receipt roll, Hilary term 1233…
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