Essai sur la condition des Juifs en Provence, au moyen-age [Essay on the Condition of the Jews of Provence in the Middle Ages], by Camille Arnaud. Forcalquier (Southern France): Auguste Masson Press, 1879. French.
An essay describing the living conditions of the Jews of Provence before the French Revolution: the ban on holding public positions, the required Jewish badge, the looting and killing of Jews by Christians, the ban on selling meat to Christians, the taxes imposed on the Jews and how they were collected, the charters that were given to the Jews, Jewish institutions and more.
The essay was written about one century after the French Revolution and the granting of equal rights to the Jews of France. According to the introduction to the book, the writer based his findings on documents from the "French National Archives" (established at the time of the French Revolution and offering plenty of documents which were held by state and religious institutions for public viewing) which, according to author, describe the truth about the past of the Jews of Provence.
78 pp. 20 cm. Good condition. New endpapers and binding, with minor wear and scuff marks. Bookplate to inside front board.