Jeu De L’Histoire Sainte Depuis la Naissance de Moise jusqu’a sa Mort (Game of Sacred History: From the Birth of Moses to his Death).

Auction 97 | Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 1:00pm
Boutique Sale Featuring Passover Hagadoth & Maps of Eretz Israel

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Lot 51
(BOARD GAME).

Jeu De L’Histoire Sainte Depuis la Naissance de Moise jusqu’a sa Mort (Game of Sacred History: From the Birth of Moses to his Death).

French. Rule in center of board. 23.6 x 17.7 inches (60 x 45 cm).

Paris, 1825:

Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $600
Charming board game depicting the life of the Prophet Moses from childhood in Pharaoh’s palace to leading the Israelites through the desert, in 63 lavish engravings. Includes extra-Biblical material, such as Moses’ usage of storks in the battle for Kush. With board games becoming increasingly popular in post-Enlightenment Europe,clerics and pietists sought to harness this enthusiasm to increase knowledge in traditional religious fields, resulting in the Biblical board game.