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believes that Kalonymus is identical with "Clarimoscus filius Tauroscii," mentioned in a deed of conveyance of 1195 reproduced by

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Bibliography

, ''Gallia Judaica''. Paris: Libraire Léopold Cerf, 1897, pp. 406–07 *

, ''Les Juifs du Languedoc''. Paris: Libraire des Archives Nationales et de la Société de l'École des Chartes, 1887, p. 70 * Jean Régné,
Étude sur la condition des Juifs de Narbonne du Ve au XIVe siècle (suite)
'. In: Revue des études juives, tome 62, n°123, juillet-septembre 1911. pp. 1-27. 1190s deaths 12th-century French rabbis Provençal Jews Clergy from Narbonne French Orthodox rabbis Year of birth unknown {{France-rabbi-stub