Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

A Composition about the Chuppa – Leipzig, 1680 – Engraving

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Dissertatio Philologico-Theologica, De Chuppa Hebraeorum, qua Episkiasmos, Luc. cap. I. vers. 35. illustrator [Philologic-theologic dissertation, the Jewish Chuppa…], by Johannes Schmer. Leipzig: Justini Brandii, [1680]. Latin and some Hebrew.
A composition about the Jewish Chuppa ceremony. The first chapter focuses on the etymology of the word "Chuppa". Further on, the composition deals with the origins of the ceremony, the form of the Chuppa, and more, while citing from the Talmud.
A fine engraving depicting a Jewish wedding appears at the beginning of one of the chapters.
[46] pp, 17 cm. Blank paper cover (no binding). Good condition. Stains. Loose leaves. Top margins are trimmed at text border. Tears to the edges of the paper cover.
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