Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Two Decrees on the Taxation of Bohemian Jews - Vienna, 1798, 1808

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Two decrees regarding the Jews of Bohemia, issued by Francis II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the years 1792-1806 (from 1806 he was Francis I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary and Bohemia). Vienna, 1798 and 1808. German and Czech (in facing columns).
The two decrees concern the annulment of taxes imposed on the Jews of Bohemia, and the imposition of new taxes.
Decree from 1798: [10] pp, 33 cm; 1808 decree: [26] pp, 33 cm. Good condition. Stains and some creases.
Jewish Communities, Americana
Jewish Communities, Americana