Rosty, Nicolaus. Ritus ac mores hebraeorum italico idiomate refutati a Doctore Paulo Medici [“Jewish Rites and Mores in the Italian language: Refutation of Doctor Paulo Medici.”]
AUCTION 40 |
Thursday, June 26th,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 188
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Rosty, Nicolaus. Ritus ac mores hebraeorum italico idiomate refutati a Doctore Paulo Medici [“Jewish Rites and Mores in the Italian language: Refutation of Doctor Paulo Medici.”]
Tyrnau: 1758
Est: $300 - $500
Paolo Medici had published a work in Italian, Riti e costumi degli Ebrei [Rites and costumes of the Jews]. Here, Hungarian Jesuit Nicolaus Rosty refutes Medici's work point by point, arguing the Church's position and holding Rabbinic tradition up to ridicule