De Ratisbona metropoli boioariae et subita ibidem judaeorum proscription by Christtophorvs Ostrofran (pseudonym of Christoph Hoffman). Silvan Otmar impensis Ioannis Wagner printing press, [Augsburg], 1519. Latin.
An essay regarding the expulsion of Regensburg Jews by Christoph Hoffman. Hoffman, a Benedictine monk, published numerous historic studies mostly using the pseudonym Christophorus Ostrofrancus.
The city of Regensburg (In Bavaria, Germany) was a religious and cultural center for Jews during the middle ages. In the years 1475-1519 hostility against Jews increased due to the deterioration of the economic situation and increasing tension between the upper and lower social classes in the city. In 1519 the Jews of Regensburg were expelled from the city. As soon as this decree was issued the Jewish cemetery in the city has been demolished. About 5000 gravestones were taken to be used for construction of new buildings. The synagogue was also destroyed and replaced by a church. Jews of the city removed the interior of the synagogue, the Torah books and the Holy Scriptures and removed the holy names on the walls prior to the destruction of the synagogue. Hoffman describes the facts of this case and even with some understanding. This approach, as opposed to other descriptions of the Jewish expulsion, in which Jews are portrayed as behaving "rudely". This 1519 account of the events in Regensburg is one of the earliest printed (factual) accounts related to Jews in German-speaking countries written from a historical perspective. Most of the early printed books related to Jews are of an anti-Semitic nature or are related to conversion and religious topics, lawsuits and other legal matters.
[22] leaves, 21 cm. Good condition. Minor tears, mainly to first leaf. Minor stains. Handwritten corrections appear on some leaves. Two detached leaves.