Ware Beschreibung der Juden Tugent und wolthaten gegen den Christen so ein guter Freund dem andern zur warnung von ihnen, zuschreibet [Jews and their good deeds against Christians…]. [Prague, last quarter of 16th century]. German.
An early composition about Jews. An anti-Semitic woodcut appears on the title page (Der Gelb Geckl, German – "Yellow Fop") portraying a Jew, wearing a long cloak with a round badge of identification, and a fur hat. In one hand the Jew holds a money bag, and in the other hand a walking stick (the image is similar to that of the "Eternal Jew").
A similar booklet is listed in Worldcat (dated 1581) attributed to Johannes Folk. In the booklet offered here, the name Jobst Mellern is printed next to the image of the Jew (it may be the name of the author or the publisher).
[22] pp, 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Dark paper, stains, creases and some damages at margins of leaves. Tears and an erased ink stamp on title page. Lower margins are chopped. Old paper wrapper, spine fastened with adhesive tape. Several inscriptions in pen within the booklet.
Rubens, A Jewish Iconography, no. 2131.