Document Signed by King Sigismund Augustus of Poland, establishing political rights for Jews resident in Poland. Latin text. Verso with later Hebrew inscriptions relating to freedom to engage in commerce
AUCTION 6 |
Tuesday, November 17th,
1998 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 270
(POLAND)
Document Signed by King Sigismund Augustus of Poland, establishing political rights for Jews resident in Poland. Latin text. Verso with later Hebrew inscriptions relating to freedom to engage in commerce
17th June,1562
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
PRICE REALIZED $14,000
Very early document establishing political rights for Jews resident in Poland. Granted by King Sigismund Augustus who contributed to religious tolerance and was an enlightened patron of Renaissance humanism. See B.D. Weinryb, The Jews of Poland (1972) p.125