Primary source · Satirical drawing at the head of a tax roll
Exchequer receipt roll, Hilary term 1233 — caricature des Juifs de Norwich / caricature of the Jews of Norwich
Scribe anonyme de l'Échiquier / Anonymous Exchequer clerk — c. 1233
Authentic drawing on a roll recording taxes paid to the king by the Jews of Norwich. It shows Isaac of Norwich, the city's richest Jewish financier, together with Mosse Mokke and Abigail (Avegay), surrounded by demonic figures; a devil named 'Colbif' points at Mosse and Abigail. A key document for the visual association between Jews and the devil — not for establishing anything about Jewish practice.
- Author
- Scribe anonyme de l'Échiquier / Anonymous Exchequer clerk
- Date
- c. 1233
- Nature
- Primary source
- Document type
- Satirical drawing at the head of a tax roll
- Held at
- The National Archives (Kew), E 401/1565
- Original language
- Latin (captions)
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