Ordonnances d'Alsace (Ordinances of Alsace) Vol. I 1657-1725; Vol. II 1726-1770

AUCTION 22 | Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn

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Lot 59

(FRENCH JUDAICA)

Ordonnances d'Alsace (Ordinances of Alsace) Vol. I 1657-1725; Vol. II 1726-1770

Vignette on title. Very ornate headpieces and tailpieces Two vols. I: pp. (46), 66, 631. II: pp. (34), 876, (52). Owner's signature on title. Contemporary calf, gilt. Foilo

Colmar: Jean-Henri Decker 1775

Est: $3,000 - $4,000

Contains more than forty decisions concerning Jews: forbidding them from having Christian domestic servants, building new synagogues, opening new cemeteries, etc. A treasure trove of information concerning the conditions of Alsatian Jewish life in the waning era of the monarchy