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Lot 397

Satirical Pamphlet – Execution of Two Jews – Katzenelnbogen, 1714

Hochzeitlicher Ehrentanz... Kurzes Epitaphium oder Grabschrift der obbemelten Galgenvögel. Katzenelnbogen: Veit Schnitzler, 1714. German.
Pamphlet telling of the execution and life after death of the Jews Löw Herz and Salomon Dickkopf, who were hung on August 31, 1714 in the city of Frankfurt am Main. Written in a satiric style, with Yiddish expressions.
Not in NLI.
[4] pages, 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks. Creases and minor defects to margins. Ink-stamp on bottom of last page. Small holes along the seam between the two leaves. Adhesive tape on margins of last page.