Aufrichtig deutsch redener Hebräer welcher gründlich zeiget den Ursprung und die Schicksaale des jüdischen Volcks, Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz. Bamberg, 1756. German. Scholarly study by Johann Christoph Bodenschatz, researching the Jewish religion and Jewish customs (four parts in one volume). The book contains, in addition to Bodenschatz’s research, thirty detailed and beautiful engravings, most of them depicting Jewish customs: blessing of the moon, prayers in synagogue, Tisha BeAv and more. Johann Christoph Georg Bodenschatz (1717-1797), German Protestant theologian, outlined, in detail, in this book the Jewish life, mainly of Ashkenazi Jewry. Bodenschatz describes in detail Jewish customs of his time, and succeeds in portraying objectively the Jewish way of life and customs. Volume 24 cm. Good condition. Some stains and damages. Original vellum binding (lacking clasps). Some damages at margins of binding and some worming.