Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Collection of Decrees and Regulations Concerning Jews – Ferrara, the 17th-18th Centuries

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Seven broadsides with decrees and regulations concerning Jews. Ferrara, the 17th – 18th centuries. Italian.
The broadsides contain regulations regarding financial matters, Jewish houses in the ghetto, permitted and forbidden relations with Christians, and more. One of the broadsides contains regulations concerning the Talmud Torah of the town, with the signatures of the leaders of the Jewish community (in print) and a Hebrew date in Latin characters.
Four of them are decorated in red ink.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Stains, creases and inked notations. Small tears along edges and several open tears.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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