Leggi, e Costituzioni di Sua Maesta / Loix, et Constitutions de Sa Majesté

AUCTION 24 | Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg

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Lot 98

(FRENCH / ITALIAN JUDAICA)

Leggi, e Costituzioni di Sua Maesta / Loix, et Constitutions de Sa Majesté

Two volumes. On title, monarchical emblem. Double-columned, Italian and Fench texts face-à-face. Broad- margined copy. French marginalia I: pp. 12, 504; II: pp. 574. Waterstained. Contemporary vellum. Lg. 4to

Turin: 1770

Est: $3,000 - $4,000

LAWS CONCERNING THE JEWS OF NORTHERN ITALY Torino (Turin), in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, was under the jurisdiction of Charles Emanuel, Duke of Savoy, an ancestor of the last King of Italy, Victor Emanuel. The first volume (pp. 17-39) deals extensively with the Jewish subjects of the realm. In the first chapter, the Jews are enjoined to remain in their separate quarters and not wander outside them. In the second chapter, Jews are forbidden to erect new synagogue structures, but are permitted to repair the old. In the third chapter, Jews are forbidden to acquire real estate