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"The Glory of Moses or the Tablet of Testimony […] in honor of the pre-eminent man, the honorable elder who dedicated his life to charity […] Sir Moses Montefiore, may he live for many days and years, and in honor of his wife, the righteous and charitable […] Lady Judith may she rest in peace…" (Hebrew). Synagogue paper plaque, by H. J. [Hayyim Jonah] Gurland. Saint Petersburg: М. Эттингер (M. Ettinger), 1867. Hebrew, Yiddish and some French.
A large plaque published by writer and bibliographer Hayyim Jonah Gurland (1843-1890) in honor of Moses Montefiore, featuring an acrostic prayer in honor of Moses and Judith Montefiore, spelling out Montefiore's name. In an introductory text, Gurland describes seeing the prayer on "a large tablet, artfully framed" hanging in the Cantonist synagogue in St. Petersburg. In 1846, when St. Petersburg was still outside the Pale of Settlement and the only Jews permitted to live there were military veterans (Cantonists), Montefiore came to the city to meet with Tsar Nicholas I. During his stay in the city, over the days of Passover, he prayed in the Cantonist synagogue. Following Montefiore's audience with the Tsar, the government's restrictive policy towards Jews was relaxed. Russian Jews since thought of the baronet as their own biblical Moses, redeemer and savior of his Jewish brethren.
Introductory text beginning with verses in praise of Montefiore and listing many of his actions for the Jewish people worldwide. Gurland describes Montefiore's aforementioned 1846 audience with Tsar Nicholas I, which was of crucial importance to the Jews of St. Petersburg and to Russian Jewry in general. Gurland concludes the introduction by stating his intention to distribute the plaque among all Jewish communities, and asserting the plaque's objective of commemorating Montefiore's work.
The text is set within an elegant graphic border, with an additional line underneath urging community leaders and synagogue wardens to frame the plaque and hang it "in eternal commemoration".
63X54 cm. Good condition. Small closed and open tears to margins, not affecting text. Stains. Fold lines and creases. A strip of paper glued to the right margin of the poster.
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A large plaque published by writer and bibliographer Hayyim Jonah Gurland (1843-1890) in honor of Moses Montefiore, featuring an acrostic prayer in honor of Moses and Judith Montefiore, spelling out Montefiore's name. In an introductory text, Gurland describes seeing the prayer on "a large tablet, artfully framed" hanging in the Cantonist synagogue in St. Petersburg. In 1846, when St. Petersburg was still outside the Pale of Settlement and the only Jews permitted to live there were military veterans (Cantonists), Montefiore came to the city to meet with Tsar Nicholas I. During his stay in the city, over the days of Passover, he prayed in the Cantonist synagogue. Following Montefiore's audience with the Tsar, the government's restrictive policy towards Jews was relaxed. Russian Jews since thought of the baronet as their own biblical Moses, redeemer and savior of his Jewish brethren.
Introductory text beginning with verses in praise of Montefiore and listing many of his actions for the Jewish people worldwide. Gurland describes Montefiore's aforementioned 1846 audience with Tsar Nicholas I, which was of crucial importance to the Jews of St. Petersburg and to Russian Jewry in general. Gurland concludes the introduction by stating his intention to distribute the plaque among all Jewish communities, and asserting the plaque's objective of commemorating Montefiore's work.
The text is set within an elegant graphic border, with an additional line underneath urging community leaders and synagogue wardens to frame the plaque and hang it "in eternal commemoration".
63X54 cm. Good condition. Small closed and open tears to margins, not affecting text. Stains. Fold lines and creases. A strip of paper glued to the right margin of the poster.
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"A song of greeting composed by Shlomo Mandelkern in honor of the prince most honest among men, righteous in all his ways and gracious in all his works, Sir Moses Montefiore, on his arrival to Petersburg […] to face the lord of all the country of Russia, the emperor Alexander II". St. Petersburg: "A. Zederbaum and Dr. A.Y. Goldenblum" press, 1872.
A poster printed for the visit of Moses Montefiore in St. Petersburg, where he came to meet with Tsar Alexander II. The poster features a poem of twenty-six stanzas by Shlomo Mandelkern (1846-1902), philologist, writer and scholar, known mainly as the author of an exhaustive bible concordance. The number of stanzas of the poem is equal to the number of years that had passed since Montefiore's previous visit to Russia and his audience with Tsar Nicholas I. With silver endless knot border and Montefiore's portrait.
In the poem, Mandelkern describes the improved conditions of the Jews of Russia, who experienced prosperity under the rule of Tsar Alexander II, and the favorable change since the days of Tsar Nicholas I. Unlike his father, Nicholas I, remembered in the history of Russian Jewry as a notorious tyrant, Alexander II wanted to encourage the Russification of his Jewish subjects peacefully. He rescinded the Cantonist decree, permitted Jews to settle, under certain conditions, outside the Pale of Settlement and enabled them to study in institutions of higher education.
In his poem, Mandelkern calls the Tsar "a wise merciful king" and states that thanks to him "new days have come upon the Jews of Russia". Appealing to Montefiore, Mandelkern requests that when he sees the Emperor and appeals for the persecuted Jews of Romania, he should not forget to thank him for all the favors he bestowed on his Jewish subjects.
In his memoir, Montefiore recalls that when he first visited St. Petersburg and met with Tsar Nicholas I, Jews were not even permitted to spend the night in the city. Twenty-six years later, Montefiore found a thriving Jewish community with 12,000 members and was impressed by the economic success and intellectual prosperity of the community, which were achieved in the few years it had to take roots in the city.
49.5X64 cm. Good-fair condition. Long tears along the fold lines, some of them reinforced with tape on verso. Minute open tears to margins. Stains. A strip of paper glued to the right margin of the poster.
Literature: Moses Montefiore, by Paul Goodman. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1925.
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A poster printed for the visit of Moses Montefiore in St. Petersburg, where he came to meet with Tsar Alexander II. The poster features a poem of twenty-six stanzas by Shlomo Mandelkern (1846-1902), philologist, writer and scholar, known mainly as the author of an exhaustive bible concordance. The number of stanzas of the poem is equal to the number of years that had passed since Montefiore's previous visit to Russia and his audience with Tsar Nicholas I. With silver endless knot border and Montefiore's portrait.
In the poem, Mandelkern describes the improved conditions of the Jews of Russia, who experienced prosperity under the rule of Tsar Alexander II, and the favorable change since the days of Tsar Nicholas I. Unlike his father, Nicholas I, remembered in the history of Russian Jewry as a notorious tyrant, Alexander II wanted to encourage the Russification of his Jewish subjects peacefully. He rescinded the Cantonist decree, permitted Jews to settle, under certain conditions, outside the Pale of Settlement and enabled them to study in institutions of higher education.
In his poem, Mandelkern calls the Tsar "a wise merciful king" and states that thanks to him "new days have come upon the Jews of Russia". Appealing to Montefiore, Mandelkern requests that when he sees the Emperor and appeals for the persecuted Jews of Romania, he should not forget to thank him for all the favors he bestowed on his Jewish subjects.
In his memoir, Montefiore recalls that when he first visited St. Petersburg and met with Tsar Nicholas I, Jews were not even permitted to spend the night in the city. Twenty-six years later, Montefiore found a thriving Jewish community with 12,000 members and was impressed by the economic success and intellectual prosperity of the community, which were achieved in the few years it had to take roots in the city.
49.5X64 cm. Good-fair condition. Long tears along the fold lines, some of them reinforced with tape on verso. Minute open tears to margins. Stains. A strip of paper glued to the right margin of the poster.
Literature: Moses Montefiore, by Paul Goodman. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1925.
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About 90 printed booklets submitted as dissertations to universities in Sweden and Finland, on the subjects of the Bible, the Hebrew Language and the history of the Jewish people. Upsala (Sweden), Lund (Sweden), Turku (Finland), Stockholm and other locations (a number of works from other countries), early 18th to mid-19th century (one booklet from 1679). Latin, with verses and words in Hebrew (some booklets with some Arabic, Greek, Swedish and Danish).
The booklets deal with a variety of research subjects, including Psalms, the Prophets (Zechariah, Malachi, Joel, Isaiah, Ezekiel and more), the Ten Plagues, early Jewish rituals, geography of biblical towns, the Temple, the Essenes, Pontius Pilate, comparison between Proverbs of Solomon and Greek proverbs, gender and numbers in the Hebrew Language, explanation of Hebrew words and more.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
The booklets deal with a variety of research subjects, including Psalms, the Prophets (Zechariah, Malachi, Joel, Isaiah, Ezekiel and more), the Ten Plagues, early Jewish rituals, geography of biblical towns, the Temple, the Essenes, Pontius Pilate, comparison between Proverbs of Solomon and Greek proverbs, gender and numbers in the Hebrew Language, explanation of Hebrew words and more.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
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Diskuhrs, gheltin tsvishn yehudim in shif fun itret nokh Amsterdam, a periodical "in defence of the new congregation in Amsterdam". [Amsterdam: Yochanan Levy Rofeh, 1797-1798]. Yiddish. 24 booklets (no additional booklets were printed).
"Diskuhrs", a bound volume containing 24 satiric-humorous booklets published on behalf of the Adat Yeshurun congregation – the new congregation in Amsterdam.
After the occupation of Holland by the French in 1795, a group of intellectual Jews founded a new congregation named Adat Yeshurun that introduced aesthetic changes to prayers and to customs inspired by the Sephardi congregation. A dispute took place between the old and new congregations accompanied by mutual accusations. During this dispute each of the congregations published booklets against the other – the booklets offered here, on behalf of the new congregation, and the booklets "Diskuhrs vegn di naye kehila in Amsterdam" on behalf of the old congregation.
The "Diskuhrs" booklets are considered the first Yiddish periodicals. For more information, see: "The 'Diskuhrs' of the old and new congregation in Amsterdam" by Joseph Melkman, in: Michmane Yosef, Jerusalem, 1994. pp. 135-143.
24 booklets (varying number of pages; 4-8 pages per booklets), 17.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases and folds. Inked stamps on the first page. Small tears to margins. Blemishes and tears to binding (parts of the spine are missing). Front board detached.
"Diskuhrs", a bound volume containing 24 satiric-humorous booklets published on behalf of the Adat Yeshurun congregation – the new congregation in Amsterdam.
After the occupation of Holland by the French in 1795, a group of intellectual Jews founded a new congregation named Adat Yeshurun that introduced aesthetic changes to prayers and to customs inspired by the Sephardi congregation. A dispute took place between the old and new congregations accompanied by mutual accusations. During this dispute each of the congregations published booklets against the other – the booklets offered here, on behalf of the new congregation, and the booklets "Diskuhrs vegn di naye kehila in Amsterdam" on behalf of the old congregation.
The "Diskuhrs" booklets are considered the first Yiddish periodicals. For more information, see: "The 'Diskuhrs' of the old and new congregation in Amsterdam" by Joseph Melkman, in: Michmane Yosef, Jerusalem, 1994. pp. 135-143.
24 booklets (varying number of pages; 4-8 pages per booklets), 17.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases and folds. Inked stamps on the first page. Small tears to margins. Blemishes and tears to binding (parts of the spine are missing). Front board detached.
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About 180 edicts and regulations printed for Dutch Jewry, most of which are bound in official law codices. The Hague, early to mid-19th century. Dutch.
· Two volumes and two booklets of the law codex "Verordeningen Voor Het Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap Binnen Het Koningrijk Der Nederlanden" [Regulations for the Jewish community in the Kingdom of Holland]. The Hague: Algemeene Lands, 1822-1842: Part I (two copies); Part II, chapter two (booklet); Part II, chapter three (booklet); Part III. About 160 edicts from the years 1814-1840.
· About 20 single edicts, from the years 1817-1862. Some duplicate copies.
Enclosed are two booklets: "Circulaire Van Den Minister Van Justitie, Voorloopig Belast Met Het Bestuur Van De Zaken Der Hervormde Eeredienst Enz" [Circular issued by the Ministry of Justice, in charge of matters of religious rituals etc.]. Amsterdam: M. Coster, 1850; "Een Woord Over de Circulaires Van Den Minister Van Justitie" [A few words about the circulars from the Ministry of Justice] by A. De Pinto.The Hague: Gebroeders Belinfante, 1850.
Total of approx. 180 edicts and regulations. Approx. 21 cm. Condition varies. Good-fair overall condition.
· Two volumes and two booklets of the law codex "Verordeningen Voor Het Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap Binnen Het Koningrijk Der Nederlanden" [Regulations for the Jewish community in the Kingdom of Holland]. The Hague: Algemeene Lands, 1822-1842: Part I (two copies); Part II, chapter two (booklet); Part II, chapter three (booklet); Part III. About 160 edicts from the years 1814-1840.
· About 20 single edicts, from the years 1817-1862. Some duplicate copies.
Enclosed are two booklets: "Circulaire Van Den Minister Van Justitie, Voorloopig Belast Met Het Bestuur Van De Zaken Der Hervormde Eeredienst Enz" [Circular issued by the Ministry of Justice, in charge of matters of religious rituals etc.]. Amsterdam: M. Coster, 1850; "Een Woord Over de Circulaires Van Den Minister Van Justitie" [A few words about the circulars from the Ministry of Justice] by A. De Pinto.The Hague: Gebroeders Belinfante, 1850.
Total of approx. 180 edicts and regulations. Approx. 21 cm. Condition varies. Good-fair overall condition.
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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
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28 decrees, regulations, proclamations and publications concerning Italian Jewry. Mantua, Rome, Ancona, Monferrato and elsewhere, 16th to 18th century. Italian (one item in Latin).
Including: · A proclamations issued by Vincenzo I, Duke of Mantua, forbidding the baptism of Jewish children. 1588. · Charter of protection to Mantuan Jews, issued by Francesco II, Duke of Mantua, listing the punishments for breaking the law. 1612. · The last privilege granted to the Jews of Mantua, issued by Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. 1791. · Charter of protection to the Jews of Reggio Emilia. 1662. · And more.
Enclosed: a booklet of regulations issued by the Jewish community of Vercelli (1859); a booklet with a memorial poem for Rabbi Mordechai Mortara of Mantua, in Hebrew and Italian, by his disciple Donato Modena (1894).
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
Including: · A proclamations issued by Vincenzo I, Duke of Mantua, forbidding the baptism of Jewish children. 1588. · Charter of protection to Mantuan Jews, issued by Francesco II, Duke of Mantua, listing the punishments for breaking the law. 1612. · The last privilege granted to the Jews of Mantua, issued by Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. 1791. · Charter of protection to the Jews of Reggio Emilia. 1662. · And more.
Enclosed: a booklet of regulations issued by the Jewish community of Vercelli (1859); a booklet with a memorial poem for Rabbi Mordechai Mortara of Mantua, in Hebrew and Italian, by his disciple Donato Modena (1894).
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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Twenty-three legal petitions, submitted by Italian Jews or their attorneys to the Italian authorities. Rome (and elsewhere?), late 17th century and 18th century (one petition from the 19th century). Latin and some Italian.
A collection of legal petitions submitted by Italian Jews to the Italian authorities, on a variety of subjects. Each petition is headed by the name of the position-holder or institution to which the petition was submitted, and lists the names of the submitters – rabbis, Jewish citizens and attorneys – at the end. Most of the petitions end with a colophon.
One duplicate copy.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
A collection of legal petitions submitted by Italian Jews to the Italian authorities, on a variety of subjects. Each petition is headed by the name of the position-holder or institution to which the petition was submitted, and lists the names of the submitters – rabbis, Jewish citizens and attorneys – at the end. Most of the petitions end with a colophon.
One duplicate copy.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
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Regolamento stabilito per l'università degli ebrei di Reggio [Regulations established for the Jewish community of Reggio]. Venice: Guglielmo Zerletti, 1770. Italian and some Hebrew.
Booklet of regulations of the Jewish community of Reggio, North Italy, containing eleven clauses related to the social, commercial and economic life of the community.
The booklet ends with the excommunication issued by rabbis Israel Benjamin Basan and Shimshon Chaim Nachmani against any member of the community who will disobey the regulations: "Any man or woman who will intentionally disobey the rules in this book […] will be excommunicated and a serpent shall bite him, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him […]".
XIII pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and minor creases. Marginal tear to last leaf, marginal open tear to title page (not affecting text). Bound with a string in new wrappers (stains to wrappers).
Not recorded in OCLC.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
Booklet of regulations of the Jewish community of Reggio, North Italy, containing eleven clauses related to the social, commercial and economic life of the community.
The booklet ends with the excommunication issued by rabbis Israel Benjamin Basan and Shimshon Chaim Nachmani against any member of the community who will disobey the regulations: "Any man or woman who will intentionally disobey the rules in this book […] will be excommunicated and a serpent shall bite him, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him […]".
XIII pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and minor creases. Marginal tear to last leaf, marginal open tear to title page (not affecting text). Bound with a string in new wrappers (stains to wrappers).
Not recorded in OCLC.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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Collection of broadsides – decrees, proclamations and privileges issued by the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresa, concerning the Jews of Mantua. Mantua: Alberto Pazzoni, second half of the 18th century (one broadside from 1746). Italian.
1. A proclamation from March 3, 1746. On the subject of an agreement between the Austrian government and the Jew Samuel Vita Finzi, for supplying 34,500 sacks of grain to the Imperial army within and without the Duchy of Mantua.
2. A proclamation from July 14, 1754. Warning the Jews of Mantua not to throw stones, waste or boiling water on Christians. Published after riots broke out in the Jewish ghetto of Mantua, provoked by the antisemitic song "Gnora Luna". See item 189.
3-4. A proclamation from May 18, 1757. On the subject of evasion of contract taxes. Noting that rabbis must inform the authorities of every transaction by contract. Two copies.
5-6. A proclamation from December 17, 1761. Listing the conditions under which Jews are permitted to employ Christian women: the Christian employee must be above 40 years of age, she is forbidden to stay overnight in Jewish households, she must leave the ghetto before 22:00, and more. Two copies.
7. A privilege from August 17, 1762. 28 clauses regulating the activity of Jewish banks in Mantua.
8. A proclamation from May 3, 1766. On the subject of a lease agreement between the Principality of Bozzolo and the Duchy of Sabbioneta, and merchants Leon Vita and the brothers Finzi (leasing an orchard). Threatens punishment to anybody who uproots trees.
9. A proclamation from January 24, 1764. 24 clauses regarding contract taxes and the requirement to report transactions by contract, with several references to Jews.
10. A decree from June 18, 1768. Reviewing special taxes imposed on the citizens of Mantua in the course of four years, specifying the special tax imposed on the Jewish community.
11. A decree from December 1772. Abolishing all privileges given in Lombardia (presently northern Italy), except for those given to Jewish institutions and communities.
Coats of arms printed on top of some broadsides.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
1. A proclamation from March 3, 1746. On the subject of an agreement between the Austrian government and the Jew Samuel Vita Finzi, for supplying 34,500 sacks of grain to the Imperial army within and without the Duchy of Mantua.
2. A proclamation from July 14, 1754. Warning the Jews of Mantua not to throw stones, waste or boiling water on Christians. Published after riots broke out in the Jewish ghetto of Mantua, provoked by the antisemitic song "Gnora Luna". See item 189.
3-4. A proclamation from May 18, 1757. On the subject of evasion of contract taxes. Noting that rabbis must inform the authorities of every transaction by contract. Two copies.
5-6. A proclamation from December 17, 1761. Listing the conditions under which Jews are permitted to employ Christian women: the Christian employee must be above 40 years of age, she is forbidden to stay overnight in Jewish households, she must leave the ghetto before 22:00, and more. Two copies.
7. A privilege from August 17, 1762. 28 clauses regulating the activity of Jewish banks in Mantua.
8. A proclamation from May 3, 1766. On the subject of a lease agreement between the Principality of Bozzolo and the Duchy of Sabbioneta, and merchants Leon Vita and the brothers Finzi (leasing an orchard). Threatens punishment to anybody who uproots trees.
9. A proclamation from January 24, 1764. 24 clauses regarding contract taxes and the requirement to report transactions by contract, with several references to Jews.
10. A decree from June 18, 1768. Reviewing special taxes imposed on the citizens of Mantua in the course of four years, specifying the special tax imposed on the Jewish community.
11. A decree from December 1772. Abolishing all privileges given in Lombardia (presently northern Italy), except for those given to Jewish institutions and communities.
Coats of arms printed on top of some broadsides.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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Piani di azienda economica e di contribuenza, approvati dalla vicinia generale degli ebrei nelle sere de' 27. agghiacciatore, e 7. ventoso anno VI […]. Mantua: Giuseppe Braglia, 1798. Italian.
Tax regulations of the Jewish community of Mantua – 17 regulations governing the economic organization and collection of taxes (see: Shlomo Simonsohn, The History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua, Hebrew edition, Vol. I, Jerusalem, 1962. pp. 272-278).
11 pp, approx. 31 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some creases. Closed and open tears to margins (not affecting text). Small hole to title page (with negligent damage to printer's device).
Not in NLI. One copy in OCLC.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
Tax regulations of the Jewish community of Mantua – 17 regulations governing the economic organization and collection of taxes (see: Shlomo Simonsohn, The History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua, Hebrew edition, Vol. I, Jerusalem, 1962. pp. 272-278).
11 pp, approx. 31 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some creases. Closed and open tears to margins (not affecting text). Small hole to title page (with negligent damage to printer's device).
Not in NLI. One copy in OCLC.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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Descrizione delle decorazioni onde fù ornato il recinto degli ebrei di Mantova all'occasione delle illuminazioni in esso fatte dalla nazione ebrea nelle sere 4. 5. 6. ottobre 1799 in attestato del suo omaggio alla sacra reale imp. ap. maestà di Francesco II… Mantua: Braglia, [ca. 1799]. Italian.
A booklet issued by the Jewish community of Mantua, listing the decorations and sculptures placed in the city in honor of the entrance of the Austrian army and the city's return to the rule of Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor.
In 1797, Mantua was conquered by the French Army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte; two years later it was retaken by the Austrian army. The Jewish community of the city demonstrated its loyalty by putting on a festive reception for the army (see: Shlomo Simonsohn, History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua, Hebrew edition, Vol. I, Jerusalem, 1962. pp. 70-71).
7 pp., approx. 30 cm. Good condition. Minor creases. Stains to margins. Pencil drawings on margins of last page. Color wrappers, partially detached, stained and slightly damaged.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
A booklet issued by the Jewish community of Mantua, listing the decorations and sculptures placed in the city in honor of the entrance of the Austrian army and the city's return to the rule of Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor.
In 1797, Mantua was conquered by the French Army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte; two years later it was retaken by the Austrian army. The Jewish community of the city demonstrated its loyalty by putting on a festive reception for the army (see: Shlomo Simonsohn, History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua, Hebrew edition, Vol. I, Jerusalem, 1962. pp. 70-71).
7 pp., approx. 30 cm. Good condition. Minor creases. Stains to margins. Pencil drawings on margins of last page. Color wrappers, partially detached, stained and slightly damaged.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
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Benedizione che dalla nazione Ebrea si da in ogni festiva solennita' all' augusto nostro Imperatore e Re coll'esposizione del Sacro Pentateuco. Mantua: Virgiliani, 1810. Italian and French.
Prayer for Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, published by the Jewish community of Mantua. Printed in Italian and French, on facing pages.
[6] leaves, approx. 17 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and minor blemishes (mostly to margins). The leaves are partly detached from the cover. Worn card boards.
Prayer for Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, published by the Jewish community of Mantua. Printed in Italian and French, on facing pages.
[6] leaves, approx. 17 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and minor blemishes (mostly to margins). The leaves are partly detached from the cover. Worn card boards.
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