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Lot 334

Two Copies of a Leaf with an Oath Regarding Property, According to the Regulation of the Nodah B'Yehuda – Yiddish – Prague, 18th Century

Printed pamphlet, "Shevua M'Capital" [oath regarding property]. [Prague, 18th century]. Two copies on one sheet of paper which was not cut at printing.
Printed on both sides, square vowelized script.
Contains a long version of a Beit Din oath, in Yiddish, with a declaration of the value of the assets possessed by the person taking the oath [to determine his contribution to community taxes, according to the regulations of the Nodah B’Yehuda] with reference to Prague and its Beit Din on verso. The leaf contains a separate version of the oath for women.
Leaf, [2] pages. 36 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and tears to edges. Folding marks.