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

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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.”]

Latin with smattering of Hebrew pp.(56), 276, (4). Slightly foxed and stained. On p. 107, marginalia in pencil. Later marbled boards. Sm. 4to

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