Descrizione della solenne istallazione del Concistoro israelitico eseguita in Roma il di 1 Agosto 1811 [“Description of the Solemn Installation of the Israelite Consistory in Rome.”]

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Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Graphic Art

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Descrizione della solenne istallazione del Concistoro israelitico eseguita in Roma il di 1 Agosto 1811 [“Description of the Solemn Installation of the Israelite Consistory in Rome.”]

Prayer for Emperor Napoleon I, Empress Marie Louise, and their son, the heir apparent, "King of Rome," in Hebrew and Judeo-Italian pp. 27. Stained, outer margins of opening two leaves removed. Modern calf. 4to Szajkowski, Judaica-Napoleonica 250

Rome: Luigi Perego Salvioni 1811

Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $500
On the formation of the Consistory in the Kingdom of Rome by Imperial Order of Napoleon. On pp. 8-9 we read that Leon di Leone was nominated "Gran Rabbino," Giuseppe Samuel Benigno, second "Gran Rabbino" and Vitale di Tivoli, Abram Vita Modigliani and Sabato Alatri, lay members of the Consistory