Volterra, Meshullam (Meshullam ben Menahem of Volterra)

Volterra, Meshullam (Meshullam ben Menahem of Volterra)
(fl. 15th cent)
   Italian financier. He inherited his father's loan bank in Florence. In 1481 he travelled to Palestine; after a month's stay he returned to Florence via Venice. His Massa Meshullam mi-Volterra be-Eretz Yisraelis an account of his voyage.

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