Large handwritten leaf, Seder Torat Haaracha – regulations and rules for determining tax assessment. Pesaro (Italy), 1671. Hebrew and Italian.
Large format leaf. The first part is in Hebrew (20 clauses), in Italian semi-cursive script, and the second part is in Italian. Signatures of community appointees (in Italian) appear at the bottom of the leaf.
Evaluation rules for taxes were published from time to time in Italian communities by community leaders, establishing the criteria of tax division among community members. Usually, these regulations were distributed in printed pamphlets. This is an original and early handwritten regulation document.
[1] large leaf. 54 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks. Tears to folding marks, affecting several words. Some worming (primarily to margins).