Roblik, Eliam Liborium. Jüdische Augen-Gläser [Jewish Eyeglasses]
AUCTION 39 |
Thursday, April 03rd,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 40
(ANTISEMITICA).
Roblik, Eliam Liborium. Jüdische Augen-Gläser [Jewish Eyeglasses]
Brünn / König-Gratz ob der Elbe: Maria Barb. Gwobodin Wittib-Anton Johann Prentz / Wentzl Johann Tibelli 1741-43
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $650
Roblik, a Moravian cleric who eventually forsook the priesthood, attempted to dissuade the Jews from their perceived false beliefs. He attacked Jewish doctrine rather than the Jews themselves, whom he earnestly believed would see the truth of Christian belief if only their rabbis and their Talmud would not hide the truth from their eyes. The work is hence symbolically titled “Jewish Eyeglasses,” and a conspicuously large pair of eyeglasses serves as its frontispiece