(MODENA). I: Grida Sopra Gli Ebrei [decree inforcing all Jewish males and females from age 9 to wear a yellow mark on their hat or clothing. Jews cannot hire non-Jewish servants. Despite these restrictions, non-Jews are not to vilify Jews]. Woodcut official crest. Historiated opening letter. Single printed leaf. Sm. folio. Modena, 28th July 1602.
II: Decretum Super Usuris Hebræorum fœneratorum totius Status Celsitdinis Suæ [decree regulating collateral on defaulted loans in the hands of Jewish bankers and money-lenders]. Woodcut official crest on p.1. pp.(4). Small stain on both leaves. 8vo. Modena, Juliani Cassiani, 1635.
III: Notificazione Sopra i Pegni Rubati nel Banco del già Abram Rouighi Ebrao [decree regarding a controversy among the heirs of Abraham Rovigo involving liabilitiy for collateral securities stolen from the deceased. Woodcut official crest. Historiated first letter. Single folio leaf. Modena, Andrea Cassiani, 22nd September 1654.
IV: Il Dittatore Della Città e Provincia di Modena [decree granting full equal rights to the Jews of Modena following a successful coup against the Duke]. Single folio broadside. Modena, 20th February 1831.
V: Francesco IV. Per la Grazia di Dio. Duca di Modena, Reggio, Mirandola, Massa e Carrara [decree retracting the grant of equal rights to the Jews and re-enacting all former restrictions upon the reinstatement of the toppled Duke and a fine imposed on the Jews of Modena]. Official crest of the Duke Francesco IV. Single printed folio broadside. Trace foxed in places. Modena, 22 March, 1831.
VI: Il Ministro Dell’Intero [decree of the Ministery of the Interior permitting Jews to pay a fine to be excused from the Military Draft]. Woodcut official Government seal. Single printed folio broadside. Trace foxed. Modena, 26th november 1851.
VII: Il Municipio [“Full Emancipation”- decree, annulling all restrictions and granting Jews full equal rights of citizenship]. Single printed broadside. Small hole at center. Modena, 13 June 1859
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A facinating collection of official governmental decrees charting the history of the Jewish Community of Modena from the stigma of wearing a yellow mark in 1602, to the grant of full emancipation in 1859
