Sefer Meshal ha-Kadmoni
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Parables with moral lessons written in 1281 by a Castilian Hebrew poet, scholar, and kabbalist as a response to the popular Arabian Nights. To increase its popularity, the book was embellished with miniature woodcuts, making it the first illustrated Hebrew book ever printed.
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